How do I set up two wireless networks using one cable modum

zag01

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I ould like directions on how to establish two different routers with seperate networks to a single cable modem?
 

thendershot

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you could put another router behind the first router.. but this will create double nat which is not a good idea.. if you get static IP addresses from your provider each router could have a public address.. i guess im not totally sure what you are trying to done here.. if you are talking to wireless SSIDs some routers allow you to do that
 

Guurzak

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The right way to do this is to use a real router, or multi-NIC PC acting as a router, with support for multiple internal networks. You'd configure different vlans on different internal ports of the router, and then hang a wireless AP off each such port to provide the wireless service. Obviously, each AP would be configured with a different SSID and security settings.

The real question, though, is what do you gain by doing this? Any decent consumer wireless device will have a wireless isolation setting to prevent your wireless clients from hacking each other.