My current ongoing adventure to get an old Synology NAS working to hold encrypted backups has led me on some other network related tangents associated with resolving minor problems I have previously ignored.
A Guest Network has risen to greater importance to me over the past few years because one-time visitors to my home (e.g. contractors, notaries, distant friends, etc.) more frequently ask for internet access. Too frequently these visitors are offended when I refuse to give them my password. So, today, I finally troubleshot why my already established Guest Network did not have internet access and found I needed to have "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" enabled. I had it intentionally disabled because I certainly do not want a guest to have access to any of the other devices on my network, I just want them to have internet access.
So, exactly what does "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" really mean? The router is a Netgear RAXE300. A Google search indicates guests "essentially" only have access to see other guests and the internet, but words like "essentially" water down how much I can depend on how well a guest is truly isolated from just the internet and, on very rare occasions, other guests. I would appreciate more insight into this.
A Guest Network has risen to greater importance to me over the past few years because one-time visitors to my home (e.g. contractors, notaries, distant friends, etc.) more frequently ask for internet access. Too frequently these visitors are offended when I refuse to give them my password. So, today, I finally troubleshot why my already established Guest Network did not have internet access and found I needed to have "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" enabled. I had it intentionally disabled because I certainly do not want a guest to have access to any of the other devices on my network, I just want them to have internet access.
So, exactly what does "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" really mean? The router is a Netgear RAXE300. A Google search indicates guests "essentially" only have access to see other guests and the internet, but words like "essentially" water down how much I can depend on how well a guest is truly isolated from just the internet and, on very rare occasions, other guests. I would appreciate more insight into this.