Sharing a Router with a Friend

[Max Veteran]

How would I go about letting someone use my wireless connection on my router, without any kind of access to my files or network?

I know I can just set permissions and stuff on the computers but I'd prefer something that will totally isolate my network from his via the router. Anyway to do this?

[alisalem]

How would I go about letting someone use my wireless connection on my router, without any kind of access to my files or network?

I know I can just set permissions and stuff on the computers but I'd prefer something that will totally isolate my network from his via the router. Anyway to do this?

I think it's default that there's no sharing allowed. What OS are you using?

[Max Veteran]

Vista Ultimate

[TurboTuna]

What wireless router do you have? Most have an option for whats called "Client Isolation" or "Wireless Isolation". It allows you to stop machines on your LAN/WLAN from being able to communicate with each other.

[offroadaaron]

there should be something call closed network (or close to that name) means that people cant connect to any other computers on the LAN via wireless.

firewall will do the trick also.

[alisalem]

What wireless router do you have? Most have an option for whats called "Client Isolation" or "Wireless Isolation". It allows you to stop machines on your LAN/WLAN from being able to communicate with each other.

I dunno but my Linksys Wireless Router wouldn't let you see what other people have. The only way to share is to allow that using the "Network and Sharing Center" and other PC's would have to enter your Username and Password to gain access. That's what I do with my Laptop.

[TurboTuna]

I dunno but my Linksys Wireless Router wouldn't let you see what other people have. The only way to share is to allow that using the "Network and Sharing Center" and other PC's would have to enter your Username and Password to gain access. That's what I do with my Laptop.

Thats an OS setting and has nothing to do with the router.

[primexx]

AP Isolation, it's in your advanced wireless settings page on the router.

[alisalem]

Thats an OS setting and has nothing to do with the router.

That's what I'm telling him. By default, there's no file sharing. :)

[Admiral Michael]

I think that AP isolation only applies to wireless clients. A wireless client can still access a wired client, but not another wireless client.