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How to block internet access
Name: xendistar Date: December 6, 2008 at 14:22:23 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 512mb Product: Diy / DIY
Comment:
Imagine there are 5 PC in an office all the PC's are networked together, all in the same work group. Internet access comes via ADSL through a soho router fiewall. How do I block two of the five PC's from accessing the internet.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: December 6, 2008 at 14:36:40 Pacific
Reply:
Check the documentation of the router. You should be able to block by IP or MAC address.
Just a question though; Do the users have accounts on every computer? If so, what's to stop the users from logging into one of the other computers and accessing the net that way?
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Response Number 2
Name: xendistar Date: December 6, 2008 at 15:00:24 Pacific
Reply:
I had thought of IP or mac address blocking and the fact that a user could easily move to another PC. I was wondering if there was another way I had not thought of?
Thanks
Tim
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Response Number 3
Name: jefro Date: December 7, 2008 at 15:04:58 Pacific
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Seems unfair to two people.
Why not deny internet access to all and secure your group at the same time?
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