Question about an ethernet cable to wifi!! Please help

[Overenthusiastic]

So I just moved in to a studio basement and the owner has an ethernet cable running down to the studio. He said I can use the ethernet cable. Is there a way I can use this to create my own little wifi system? 

[RAM555789]

Yeah you can just hook the ethernet cable up to a wireless access point. 

[NobleGamer]

Yes. Assuming that the owner has a router upstream (highly likely), it would be best to get something that is either an wifi access point only, or a wifi router that can run as an access point only.

 

If you get a wifi router of your own and dont/can't set it to access point only, be warned you may have connectivity issues in certain situations (inbound connections, gaming, etc).

[Alex Atkin UK]

8 hours ago, NobleGamer said:

If you get a wifi router of your own and dont/can't set it to access point only, be warned you may have connectivity issues in certain situations (inbound connections, gaming, etc).

That said if the main router is setup to disable uPNP, odds are double-NAT is a none issue anyway and an advantage as it doesn't put your WiFi devices openly on the same network as everyone else in the building.

 

If had to have this setup I'd use a router and probably a VPN on that router, as you're putting a lot of trust in your landlord otherwise.