Comments on: Wifi passwords should be easily shared. http://dougfolkerts.com/computers-internet/wifi-passwords-should-be-easily-shared Ideas and Observations Mon, 16 May 2011 03:13:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Casey http://dougfolkerts.com/computers-internet/wifi-passwords-should-be-easily-shared/comment-page-1#comment-19076 Casey Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:25:11 +0000 http://dougfolkerts.com/?p=790#comment-19076 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3477 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3477

]]> By: Casey http://dougfolkerts.com/computers-internet/wifi-passwords-should-be-easily-shared/comment-page-1#comment-19075 Casey Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:19:47 +0000 http://dougfolkerts.com/?p=790#comment-19075 If you're concerned about this stuff, the answer is easy! All you need is 3 routers configured in a Y formation. One main wired router that goes to your internet. Off of that, you hardwire 2 wireless routers, each creating their own networks. One of these is "your" network, with a strong password that only you or your family know. The other is the "visitor" network with a stupid, simple password that you can give to your visiting friends or your neighbors or whatever. The main router keeps everything separated so that no one snooping the dumb network sees any of the traffic on the smart network. See? Easy!! :) (I think I remember reading somewhere that the Apple Airport Extreme can be configured to do this all on it's own... maybe). Oh, Hi Doug! /casey If you’re concerned about this stuff, the answer is easy! All you need is 3 routers configured in a Y formation. One main wired router that goes to your internet. Off of that, you hardwire 2 wireless routers, each creating their own networks. One of these is “your” network, with a strong password that only you or your family know. The other is the “visitor” network with a stupid, simple password that you can give to your visiting friends or your neighbors or whatever. The main router keeps everything separated so that no one snooping the dumb network sees any of the traffic on the smart network. See? Easy!! :) (I think I remember reading somewhere that the Apple Airport Extreme can be configured to do this all on it’s own… maybe).

Oh, Hi Doug!

/casey

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