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A simpler (and safer) option would be to get another public ip address, put a switch between the router and modem and then feed the wireless access point off the switch.

Most cable companies allow 3 dynamic ip's per account or you can get a block of 5 if you use statics.

I think it's best if people stick with doing what they know how to do, instead of doing a shoddy job. Someone who expected to be able to separate the wired and wireless ports on a Linksys router is someone who does not have the experience to be doing what they are trying to do.

As to your suggestion about a 2nd IP address, that will most likely have a monthly recurring cost associated with it which will, over time, exceed that of using a better router. (I don't know of any ISP that gives you a 2nd IP for free).

Why would you think this is cable? Probably isn't, most commercial districts are not yet wired for cable.

My first comment was a joke....sorry you mistook it for a serious comment.

I have no idea whether cable is available....and in my area the entire commercial district is covered by the local cable company...who gives 3 dynamic addresses with the purchase of internet
access.

Not sure who your customers deal with for ISP's but i rarely see any extra charge for additional static addresses in my area...you just need to explain why you need them.

I wasn't telling him to do it...just suggesting a possibility that would properly address the issues associated with sharing one internet connection.

The local cable company here has been doing a better job of getting their services extended to commercial areas as of the last few years, but there are still many commercial areas that they haven't wired. They focused their efforts on residential areas first.


Comcast is the major cable ISP in the area. They charge for extra IPs.

Verizon does not even offer additional IPs on their DSL service, from what I've been told. They do on their FIOS business service, but that has even poorer availability in commercial areas than Comcast does.

It would, if that option is available.

Check that ...DLink not Netgear

For the past 2 years I've been using this at home:

home router

I wouldn't recommend it for public access, but for a small network that wants to provide occasional guest wireless access, it's ok. The drawbacks: it has a 5 concurrent-user licence only (fine for me @ home as there's almost never more than 3 of us simultaneously online) - you can upgrade to 15 max.
You need an annual subscription (less than half the purchase price) for updates to the gateway firewall, intrusion detection, antivirus, antispam and reporting (all services are monitored by CheckPoint). Also, access slows noticeably when you set the built-in antivirus to check ftp transfers.
And it's kind of dated compared to the newest home routers.
But there's no home router that beats it in security.