I will be moving into housing where internet access is included with rent, but is provided as WiFi access only. (Sort of like many hotels these days).
My general experience is with the WAN side coming in on a wire, connecting into a router from the likes of Netgear/Linksys/etc. These routers do not seem to be useful where the WAN side is provided via WiFi.
What are options for connecting WiFi on the WAN side, providing typical router/firewall function, and providing WiFi service on the LAN side?
Portability and ease of implementation are key considerations. I consider an "ugly" solution to be something like connecting a NUC w/ firewall/NAT to the WAN-Wifi, and connecting the wired link from the NUC to the LAN side of a typical wifi router. This doubles up on firewalls, which may be nice, but it requires more "stuff" and generally seems a violation of the KISS principle.
Thanks!
My general experience is with the WAN side coming in on a wire, connecting into a router from the likes of Netgear/Linksys/etc. These routers do not seem to be useful where the WAN side is provided via WiFi.
What are options for connecting WiFi on the WAN side, providing typical router/firewall function, and providing WiFi service on the LAN side?
Portability and ease of implementation are key considerations. I consider an "ugly" solution to be something like connecting a NUC w/ firewall/NAT to the WAN-Wifi, and connecting the wired link from the NUC to the LAN side of a typical wifi router. This doubles up on firewalls, which may be nice, but it requires more "stuff" and generally seems a violation of the KISS principle.
Thanks!