How do I allow internet access but not network access over a route
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From: Andrew_White on 10 Dec 2009 05:43 I have 3 machines networked - XP, Vista and Win 7. XP and Vista are cabled to the router, Win 7 is Wifi. I need that visitors with laptops can access the internet by wifi, yet not automatically access the network. Win 7 integrated itself into the network with impressive but scary ease, and didn't as far as I recall ask for a password beyond the wifi password. Actually I'd like that visitors could share the printer over the network, but not access any of the other shared resources. However I would settle that they simply could not access the network at all. I guess this must be easy but I can't see how to do it! All thoughts welcomed! Regards Andrew
From: Frankster on 10 Dec 2009 08:51 "Andrew_White" <AndrewWhite(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:57DBE73B-B7D5-4645-80D7-37F0750D9DB7(a)microsoft.com... >I have 3 machines networked - XP, Vista and Win 7. XP and Vista are cabled >to > the router, Win 7 is Wifi. > > I need that visitors with laptops can access the internet by wifi, yet not > automatically access the network. Win 7 integrated itself into the network > with impressive but scary ease, and didn't as far as I recall ask for a > password beyond the wifi password. > > Actually I'd like that visitors could share the printer over the network, > but not access any of the other shared resources. However I would settle > that > they simply could not access the network at all. > > I guess this must be easy but I can't see how to do it! > > All thoughts welcomed! > > Regards > > Andrew > > Add another wireless router for your guests to use. -Frank
From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 10 Dec 2009 11:40 Hi There are few kind of shares. Some are publicly opened, others can be privately controlled. In Win 7 use the Work Network options to set private shares that can be accessed only by allowed users. The key words are , Share with "Specific People", http://www.ezlan.net/Win7/share-specific.jpg Or get a second Router and build a segregated Network. Like this, http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "Andrew_White" <AndrewWhite(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:57DBE73B-B7D5-4645-80D7-37F0750D9DB7(a)microsoft.com... >I have 3 machines networked - XP, Vista and Win 7. XP and Vista are cabled >to > the router, Win 7 is Wifi. > > I need that visitors with laptops can access the internet by wifi, yet not > automatically access the network. Win 7 integrated itself into the network > with impressive but scary ease, and didn't as far as I recall ask for a > password beyond the wifi password. > > Actually I'd like that visitors could share the printer over the network, > but not access any of the other shared resources. However I would settle > that > they simply could not access the network at all. > > I guess this must be easy but I can't see how to do it! > > All thoughts welcomed! > > Regards > > Andrew > >
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] on 10 Dec 2009 15:50
Andrew_White <AndrewWhite(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I have 3 machines networked - XP, Vista and Win 7. XP and Vista are > cabled to the router, Win 7 is Wifi. > > I need that visitors with laptops can access the internet by wifi, > yet not automatically access the network. Win 7 integrated itself > into the network with impressive but scary ease, and didn't as far as > I recall ask for a password beyond the wifi password. > > Actually I'd like that visitors could share the printer over the > network, but not access any of the other shared resources. However I > would settle that they simply could not access the network at all. > > I guess this must be easy but I can't see how to do it! > > All thoughts welcomed! > > Regards > > Andrew It is easy if you have the right hardware.... not so easy if you don't. I use sonicwalls which have integrated wireless I can set up on a totally separate subnet for guest use. Your perimeter router/firewall might have a DMZ port you can use to connect another cheap 'n cheerful WAP (use WPA2, please!). If you're going to let them use your network printer you have to let them on your network. I don't like to do that. I'd prefer not to defend at the computer/share level which is no guarantee of success. What about getting a USB cable for them to use to connect directly to your printer? I'm assuming you do have a network printer and that connecting locally to it will not disable the network function. |