What firmware to use?

[GOwin]

Thanks to this forum, I'm getting a WL-500g (or gx) soon.

I still have a few questions before I start.

I intend to share my internet connection with neighbors thru the LAN ports, while I'm going to use the LAN for my desktop and the Wireless for my notebook.

How can I secure my computers from their computers in the LAN and the WIFI network?

Should I enable DHCP or should I use fix IPs instead? Or, can I control their access thru usernames and passwords, is this possible?


Thanks.

I suppose the answers are in the direction of Radius servers (authentication and user management??) and Wondershaper (so they don't suck all the bandwidth with porn and downloads). But for a handful of users, would this not be just too much?

[GOwin]

*bump*

anyone? :confused:

[golec]

At lan side, as long as you not specify to share your computer or files, they are not accessible from others.
At Wifi you could use common web key + mac adress filtering + hidden SSID key-(others cant see your wifi.)

For firmware I don't know. But latest firmwares are generally the best. :p