Wifi router behind switch in LAN
Totally new to this, I would like to have a wifi router *in* my LAN so that I can use my laptop wireless but still access shared drives inside my LAN. So I bought an SMC wifi router and placed it behind a switch in my LAN. Works great in that I can access internet this way with my laptop but I cannot access shared drives. I figure file-sharing is blocked ?? Accesssing the router's settings is overwhelming yet I can't seem to find deliberate file-sharing disabled so I'm not sure ? Any ideas on this ?
Also, as I want things to be secure (e.g. no other people in my LAN) I set WPA protection with a passphrase. That was the first thing I got to work, almost immediately so that itself looks good but is this safe enough ? And if so do you recommend I protect things differently ?
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Peter in Wireless Networking
