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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: manthony6567 on January 07, 2018, 08:23:49 PM

Title: Prevent network sharing between Router and modem
Post by: manthony6567 on January 07, 2018, 08:23:49 PM

How could I go about isolating my WI-FI router from network sharing with my ISP modem. I use a seperate wifi router for my personal devices and leave the ISP wifi for my family to use. How can I make my personal router private from the ISP router and only communicate internet access through Ethernet?

Title: Re: Prevent network sharing between Router and modem
Post by: XXXMenZero on January 11, 2018, 05:03:13 AM

Lock Down Your Wi-Fi Network With Your Router’s Wireless Isolation Option
https://www.howtogeek.com/179089/lock-down-your-wi-fi-network-with-your-routers-wireless-isolation-option/

Hope it help.

Title: Re: Prevent network sharing between Router and modem
Post by: manthony6567 on January 11, 2018, 01:10:40 PM

not quite what i was looking for. Anyway to make a Ethernet port on my ISP router to be limited to internet access only? or a router or witch they might sell with such feature?

Title: Re: Prevent network sharing between Router and modem
Post by: soybean on January 12, 2018, 08:04:00 AM

Quote from: manthony6567 on January 11, 2018, 01:10:40 PM

Anyway to make a Ethernet port on my ISP router to be limited to internet access only?

???  What other access now exists from that Ethernet port?

Title: Re: Prevent network sharing between Router and modem
Post by: manthony6567 on January 14, 2018, 04:05:54 PM

Everything is shared once connected through an Ethernet port I can see devices connected on the ISP router from devices connected on my private router and vice versa. I want to limit interaction to strictly internet only similar to how guest wifi does. Maybe a guest Ethernet port if that makes sense

Title: Re: Prevent network sharing between Router and modem
Post by: manthony6567 on January 19, 2018, 11:42:34 AM

Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Prevent network sharing between Router and modem
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 19, 2018, 02:31:39 PM

Some links:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Enabling-Guest-Network/td-p/1142560
https://forums.att.com/t5/AT-T-Internet-Equipment/Guest-access-possible-on-Netgear-B90-7550-025-router-modem/td-p/4184121
Above relate to Netgear.
This one is of interest:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2940566/networking/linksys-smart-wi-fi-makes-a-stupid-guest-network.html

Quote

Up till now, the Guest networks I had run across, in consumer routers, all worked basically the same, although some routers offer far more control over them than others. Guest networks are defined just like the private Wi-Fi network(s) but with their own name (SSID), encryption (WEP, WPA or WPA2) and password.
Or so I thought. A recent article by Chris Hoffman at How-To Geek describes a security omission in the Guest networks created by Linksys Smart Wi-Fi and Belkin routers.   

Do you want to buy more equipment?  :-\