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Separating the upstairs from tenants downstairs
Hi all, We currently have Purefibre Gigabit Internet and are reasonably happy with the speed and coverage in our home. We are considering renting out our basement and would like to include Internet...
FuzzyLogic
Community Power User
Community Power UserIf Wi-Fi is sufficient you could just enable the guest network. As stated by Telus: "A guest network is a secondary network that provides secure Internet access for your guests. This network can have a different password from your main network. Devices connected to the guest network will be able to access the internet, but not other shared files, printers, network storage, etc."
You would need to login to your router which is usually at http://192.168.1.254/ and configure it there.
Hi, thanks for your quick reply. I am trying to protect myself from any illegal activities that they undertake while using my Internet so I would like to ensure that they are on an easily identifiable IP address so I'm not sure that the "guest" network is the best solution here unless there is something that I don't understand.
- FuzzyLogic
The only IP address that is presented to the Internet (WAN) is the one for your Telus router regardless of whether or not the local connection (LAN) is a guest or not.
To get a seperate IP address for the Internet you would need to bring in a second Telus service (router, etc) for your basement dwellers.
- Nighthawk
If you're worried about them doing illegal things, they should get their own separate internet service. If you shared your connection with them, even if they have a separate IP (you'd need a second router for that), it will still be in your name.
