11-18-2014, 04:37 PM
Sully Wrote:What is a radius server? And was that a serious suggestion. I'm thinking of just setting up the modem and unplugging the router but I'm worried I'll have a shitty signal because free stuff from the cable company is probably pretty shitty compared to stuff purchased even if it is 12 years old
Ok, so your modem is what connects you to the internet. Your cable comes in and your modem (which isn't even the right word any more since the over the wire signal is digital and not analog so there's no need to MOdulate or DEModulate the signal but whatever) authenticates you to the servers back at Comcast through whatever protocol they use. (DOCSIS, I think?)
ANYWAY, your wireless router is what allows multiple client machines to share the pipe this modem is providing. Now, service providers have started combining these two devices, which is probably what you meant but it's pretty easy to try.
I've already gone too long but a RADIUS server is a device (could be a service running on a PC) that authenticates users, so you have a user list and they need a password before they can use your resource (your home network in this case).
You probably don't need this. WPA2 is fine for 99% of people. If you're super paranoid don't broadcast your SSID, use WPA2, and have a mac filter. You will officially be too much trouble for any wardriving shithead who is looking to grab some easy credit card numbers or whatever.
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