Share wifi but NOT network

How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
the web on
my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
files and overall security.

Thanks!

In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>, "woolfie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
>the web on
>my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
>beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
>connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
>files and overall security.
>
>Thanks!
>

Hardware, firmware?

What are we talking about, you don't give a clue. On my WRT54G running
DD-WRT, this is easy, is this the hardware and firmware you are using?

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

Thank you. I am new to this group and so do excuse leaving out the
vital bits.

I have a Linksys WRT54G which has ver. 1.1 written on the box. I have
never upgraded the firmware but I believe I have the latest drivers. My
modem is a Netgear DM602.


Rico wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>, "woolfie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
> >the web on
> >my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
> >beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
> >connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
> >files and overall security.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
>
> Hardware, firmware?
>
> What are we talking about, you don't give a clue. On my WRT54G running
> DD-WRT, this is easy, is this the hardware and firmware you are using?
>
> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

I looged into my router's IP address but I found no option for what I'm
attempting to do. The firmware version at the top said Firmware
Version: v1.42.2.


woolfie wrote:
> Thank you. I am new to this group and so do excuse leaving out the
> vital bits.
>
> I have a Linksys WRT54G which has ver. 1.1 written on the box. I have
> never upgraded the firmware but I believe I have the latest drivers. My
> modem is a Netgear DM602.
>
>
> Rico wrote:
> > In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>, "woolfie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > >How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
> > >the web on
> > >my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
> > >beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
> > >connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
> > >files and overall security.
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >
> >
> > Hardware, firmware?
> >
> > What are we talking about, you don't give a clue. On my WRT54G running
> > DD-WRT, this is easy, is this the hardware and firmware you are using?
> >
> > fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

On 11 Jul 2006 12:50:31 -0700, "woolfie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
>the web on
>my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
>beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
>connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
>files and overall security.

You need either a hotspot router or upgraded firmware that segregates
wireless clients from each other.

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"woolfie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
> the web on
> my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
> beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
> connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
> files and overall security.
>

You need to use a PFW and block all IP(s) on your LAN, except for those
IP(s) you want to share files. You can also disable MS File and Print
Sharing service on the wireless card. You don't present the service on the
wireless NIC and and you won't share files.

Duane

Thanks. Can you please tell me what a PFW is? If I were to disable MS
File and Print Sharing on the wifi card then I also won't be able to
share between my own computers, which I do want to do.

I want internet for anyone but file sharing only for the coputers
within my home.

Duane Arnold wrote:
> "woolfie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> > How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
> > the web on
> > my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
> > beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
> > connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
> > files and overall security.
> >
>
> You need to use a PFW and block all IP(s) on your LAN, except for those
> IP(s) you want to share files. You can also disable MS File and Print
> Sharing service on the wireless card. You don't present the service on the
> wireless NIC and and you won't share files.
>
> Duane

Personal Fire Wall

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>Thanks. Can you please tell me what a PFW is? If I were to disable MS
>File and Print Sharing on the wifi card then I also won't be able to
>share between my own computers, which I do want to do.
>
>I want internet for anyone but file sharing only for the coputers
>within my home.
>
>Duane Arnold wrote:
>> "woolfie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>> > How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
>> > the web on
>> > my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
>> > beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
>> > connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
>> > files and overall security.
>> >
>>
>> You need to use a PFW and block all IP(s) on your LAN, except for those
>> IP(s) you want to share files. You can also disable MS File and Print
>> Sharing service on the wireless card. You don't present the service on the
>> wireless NIC and and you won't share files.
>>
>> Duane
>

woolfie wrote:

> How can I configure my router and/or network so that anyone can surf
> the web on
> my wifi but cannot access my shared files? I have often been the
> beneficiary of other people's wifi and would like to share my internet
> connection, but at the same time I don't want to compromise my private
> files and overall security.
>
> Thanks!

Why don't you just take advantage of the security already built
into windows networking? File sharing requires a valid
username/password. Assign a strong password to the machines
that are to share files and keep that password secret from other
network users who are to be excluded from the shares.

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:59:16 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , Roby
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Why don't you just take advantage of the security already built
>into windows networking? File sharing requires a valid
>username/password.

Only if you have XP Pro. The Home edition has most of the security
removed, presumably because MS decided that home users were too dumb
to operate dangerous machinery.

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Mark McIntyre