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<blockquote data-quote="2macs" data-source="post: 1779268" data-attributes="member: 245330">I am curious as to ways you handle guest networks, in a home environment. I have used Airport Extreme (both the most recent , silo shaped device, and the previous flat shape),to control my home network. I enforce physical security rigorously, and &nbsp; I do not allow anyone to know the main WIFI pass word.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I also provide a guest network for visitors, with the password provided to any visitor.&nbsp; I have 10 to 15&nbsp; users of the guest network on a weekly basis.&nbsp;(14 year old girl's friends, as well as a gamer son running a 12-15 participant D &amp; D)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;None of the visitors appear to be terrorists,&nbsp;but I am interested in how large an opening a guest network provides to a plotter?Changing that password is a bit of a PITA for all concerned.&nbsp; I would rather leave it asis.I am interested in other steps I might take to further secure my main network,&nbsp;without shutting down the guest net.&nbsp; Gamers in the basement using WIFI calling are less obtrusive than a constant stream of them coming up to &quot;get bars&quot;. Am I opening up my network too much?&nbsp; &nbsp; I really am NOT paranoid.John</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2macs, post: 1779268, member: 245330"] I am curious as to ways you handle guest networks, in a home environment. I have used Airport Extreme (both the most recent , silo shaped device, and the previous flat shape), to control my home network. I enforce physical security rigorously, and I do not allow anyone to know the main WIFI pass word. But I also provide a guest network for visitors, with the password provided to any visitor. I have 10 to 15 users of the guest network on a weekly basis. (14 year old girl's friends, as well as a gamer son running a 12-15 participant D & D) None of the visitors appear to be terrorists, but I am interested in how large an opening a guest network provides to a plotter? Changing that password is a bit of a PITA for all concerned. I would rather leave it asis. I am interested in other steps I might take to further secure my main network, without shutting down the guest net. Gamers in the basement using WIFI calling are less obtrusive than a constant stream of them coming up to "get bars". Am I opening up my network too much? I really am NOT paranoid. John [/QUOTE]

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