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> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [BAWUG] Setting up free wireless internet > > A friend of mine operates a small tea house (that's right, tea, not > coffee...) in Atlanta and I volunteered to set up a 802.11b wireless > network for him. The plan is free internet access = more customers buying > tea. He already had DSL service and was stuck with an Alcatel SpeedTouch > USB modem, so my only choice was to plug it into a DrayTech Vigor 2200USB > router with 4-port switch. So, now we have the connection shared, and I > need to chose a wireless AP, and I need to make sure that no one can get > to his PC's hard drive and create mayhem. I'm hoping to get an AP > recommendation and security recommendations. I tested the router by cable > connecting to my notebook. I had to enable the "guest " account (he is > running Win2000 Pro) on his PC and change the domain name on mine to match > his and I was surfing away. What do I need to do ensure that the guest > account has no privileges to let someone do bad things to his PC? Can > multiple users connect concurrently all using "guest" as their user ID? I > have changed his admin PW to something rather cryptic, and I plan to add a > user account for him to use during normal operation so that he is not > logged in as administrator while others are there. Is that necessary? His > hard drive is not shared. We're thinking about having a printer available > for people to use as well; anyone recommend an AP with a print server port > or a really cheap network printer w/ethernet connection? I would like to > hear any additional input anyone would like to share also. > Thanks!
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