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"Christian" <nomail.please@no.com> wrote in message news:<hqcSc.5668$oA5.2152@okepread05>...
> Like as been said before get a second wireless router, B wireless routers
> are cheap, get a cross over cable plug the new router in to the old. Give
> the new router a different SSID and channel number and different IP number
> and enable auto DHCP, no WEP or WPA. On your existing router enable MAC
> filtering. and WEP or WPA.
>
>
> "Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> > On 10 Aug 2004 13:11:13 -0700, malnsf@msn.com (MalNSF) wrote:
> >
> > >I have a small cafe with an office in the back. We have a linksys
> > >wireless router. Currently, all of the computers in the office and
> > >cafe are accessing the internet and each other through the router -
> > >small network.
> > >
> > >I would like to offer free wireless service in the cafe to my
> > >customers through my existing service. The problem is that I don't
> > >want them to be able to access my network. Is there an easy way to
> > >setup a second access point that taps into the primary router, but
> > >only allows the connection to get to the internet?
> >
> > I posted some methods in the distant past. See:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=ok6rd05dskhorur3v4hndmpsfn36mt7v2o%404ax.com
> >
>
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=sgpje09lbt48l29edp63mdeskakhtm0u2t%404ax.com
> >
> > Not a 2nd "access point" but perhaps a 2nd "wireless router". The
> > easiest and most expensive way is to arrange for a 2nd IP address
> > from your ISP. Both IP's go through the DSL or cable modem, which
> > then goes to a cheapo 4 port ethernet switch. From there, they go to
> > your two routers. Neither LAN on each router can see the other.
> >
> > If two IP's are deemed excessive, then put the two routers in series.
> > Something like:
> >
> >
> > /----\ /----\
> > == DSL ====| |======================| |====
> > Modem | |=== 192.168.0.xxx | |==== 10.0.0.xxx
> > | |=== | |====
> > | |=== Office LAN | |==== Coffee Shop
> > | | | | Network
> > \----/ \----/
> > Router #1 Router #2
> > Wireless 192.168.0.xxx Wireless 10.0.0.xxx
> > for office LAN for coffee shop
> >
> > I'm not really sure which network should be the coffee shop and which
> > the office LAN. Probably the way I drew it because it's fairly easy
> > to monitor and sniff the coffee shop network at the office LAN router.
> >
> > --
> > # Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D Santa Cruz CA 95060
> > # 831.336.2558 voice
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> > # jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
> > # 831.421.6491 digital_pager jeffl@cruzio.com AE6KS
Thank you very much for the help. I really appreciate your time and
effort. I will be in the cafe next week and will give it a try.