Controlling access to broadband internet connection
From: luctay (luctay.1qh31v_at_pcbanter.net)
Date: 06/11/05
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:39:58 +0000
Thanks for your reply.
It looks like I am a bit stuck - the connection is always on and I am
running Windows XP Home. I was hoping I could avoid using Net Nanny
and the like. It seems are real shame that XP doesn't innately allow
for this type of functionality - I can't be the only person who would
like certain uses to access the internet and others not.
I was hoping that I set up the computer so that the network card was
disabled or enabled for particular users but I can't see any way of
doing this.
I guess I will have to look at Net Nanny but to be honest the program,
with all its filtering and everything, does many more things than I
need it to. Additionally my experience of it is that it hogs
resources.
Doug Knox MS-MVP Wrote:
> There is no functionality within XP to provide this type of control, if
> =
> you have an "always" on connection. You need to look to 3rd party =
> utilities such as NetNanny, CyberPatrol and others.
>
> If your connection is not Always On, but must be manually established,
> =
> and you're running XP Pro, click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC Go
> to =
> User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Network, Network =
> Connections. Look in the right pane for=20
>
> Prohibit connecting and disconnecting a remote access connection. =
> Enabling this restriction will prevent all users but Adminstrators from
> =
> establishing a RAS connection.
>
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> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
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> "luctay" luctay.1qerpo@pcbanter.net wrote in message =
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> I am trying to work out how control different users access to the
> internet. My internet access is through an adsl router.
> =20
> I thought it would be relatively simple to allow some users such as
> Administrator to access the internet and prevent others such as Guest
> from doing so. Guest would be able to use the computer as a stand
> alone machine for wordprocessing and printing.
> =20
> Am I missing something obvious? Does anyone have any suggestions?
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