Re: Password protect web connection

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:23:20 -0000

"Bill" <bburn@iquest.net> wrote in message
news:3a0001c3fe1d$276bd1b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Everytime we turn around my kids are conversing using
> messangers or otherwise using my internet connection. We
> would like to limit this activity by password protecting
> the internet connection from their compter.
>
> The kids computer is connected to mine by lan. The dial up
> is on my computer. Can I set things up so the kids can use
> their computer without a password and only be prompted
> when they request an internet connection through mine?
> Idealy, my computer would not require a password to
> connect so I wouldn't be bothered each time I connect.
>
> I've never used any security on any of my systems so I'm
> pretty ignorant. Please be as detailed as possible in your
> directions.
>

Bill,

Just disable the sharing of your Internet connection from your PC.
So your kids machines will only be able to connect when you want them too by
re-enabling the sharing of the Internet connection
See
Start ... Help and Support and search for Internet Connection Sharing
for how to turn it on and off. 

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Mike
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"Bill" <bburn@iquest.net> wrote in message
news:3a0001c3fe1d$276bd1b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Everytime we turn around my kids are conversing using
> messangers or otherwise using my internet connection. We
> would like to limit this activity by password protecting
> the internet connection from their compter.
>
> The kids computer is connected to mine by lan. The dial up
> is on my computer. Can I set things up so the kids can use
> their computer without a password and only be prompted
> when they request an internet connection through mine?
> Idealy, my computer would not require a password to
> connect so I wouldn't be bothered each time I connect.
>
> I've never used any security on any of my systems so I'm
> pretty ignorant. Please be as detailed as possible in your
> directions.
>
> Bill