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weakseason

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Hi,

I work for a small architecture firm (2 computers and a printer) and we share a wifi connection with other tenants in the building. We don't have access (physical or otherwise) to the router or modem.

We want to install a server (NAS server, like the LaCie Cloudbox) and connect our two computers and the printer to it, but as far as I can tell, the cloudbox needs a physical connection to either the router or modem (it can't connect wirelessly). If this is true, is it possible for us to get our own router to connect to the shared wifi and then connect the cloudbox to the router? With the router, would it be possible to establish our own closed network that other public wifi users can't access (so they can't access files etc)? If so, is there a particular type of router I should get?

I'm not sure if this is the right place to be asking these questions, but if anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.

( I posted this question on another site, but I'm not sure if that was the right place to've posted it.)

Thank you,

-weakseason
 
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The easiest way to do this, would be to install a switch, connect your two computers, printer and NAS to the switch. You can setup a second connection to the internet via wi-fi on each computer, or do it on one computer and bridge the connection so both computers can use it. I would suggest having both connect, so if one computer isn't on, the other can access the internet.
 
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namdlo

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#3 was the path I was heading down based on the requirements I read.

If you want to maintain wif you'll need two wireless routers. The first will be connected in bridge mode to the existing Wifi internet solution. The second will act as your internal network. Connecting the 2 of them together would allow you to connect via wifi/ethernet internally while still being able to access the internet. This will also act as a LIGHT version of a firewall.



 
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weakseason

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Yes, we do want to maintain wifi (not have to physically connect to anything if possible). Thank you for your answers, they're very clear and concise. :) Are there particular router (s) you would recommend? Like would an old WRT54G work just as well as anything else?



 
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namdlo

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Along with this you might want to make sure that your Wifi cards are up to spec too - I wouldn't suggest connecting a G to a new N router -- as was said before especially with a NAS.

If possible connect your NAS to the router via ethernet for the best performance - I'd suggest connecting the others via ethernet was well but you said you wanted to maintain wifi.



 
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namdlo

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Along with this you might want to make sure that your Wifi cards are up to spec too - I wouldn't suggest connecting a G to a new N router -- as was said before especially with a NAS.

If possible connect your NAS to the router via ethernet for the best performance - I'd suggest connecting the others via ethernet was well but you said you wanted to maintain wifi.



 
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