any simple way to lock on puter on a home lan off the internet

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:52 pm

and still leave leave it on the home net so i can reach a printer?

basic home lan with router - everybody on standard addresses assigned by router 192.168.0.xx

#2 son needs to be able to print but is unable to resist the urge to surf riding mowers, etc. (go figure) - currently just hardware disabling the nic but then i have to enable it to print which is a pain

TIA

TheSovereign · Post by **TheSovereign** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:54 pm

just take the cable modem or dsl power plug with you

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:27 pm

you can do it router level and block his IP from getting net

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:29 pm

I want the rest of the network to have internet access so cutting out the modem is not an option (would kill my folding numbers, hehe) - plus my wife needs it

I have an older dlink dsl modem/router - i'll look into blocking it there

sounds like i will have to assign a static ip to that machine to do that right? some other machine might be powered off and his machine might pick up that ip address

thanks!

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:33 pm

Depends on whether the person using it is computer savvy. You can setup a fake proxy address in the Internet Connections settings for LAN on that computer. Just supply a dummy IP address for the proxy like 127.0.0.1

You could use a firewall app and block port 80 (HTTP).

You could setup that computer on static IP on the LAN and DON'T enter any values for the DNS server or gateway - all you need is an IP address to share files/printers. Or, alternately, setup a static IP on that computer and then setup port filtering on the router to block port 80 to that IP address.

If the person using it is a bit tech savvy then it's harder, but I assume this is not a techie? If he is then you want to do one of the last two mentioned above but give him a user account on the computer that is restricted so he can't meddle with the IP address settings. Password protect the admin account so he can't get into it.

For total dummies I just delete all the IE and Windows Update shortcuts, but your son is probably brighter than that.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:46 pm

think I will probably try the phony dns route with a static ip - I need to leave the account as an admin account so he and his mom or teacher can install software - this is basically a home schooling computer (one of my dell 400sc boxes)

he's pretty clever for an 11 year old but not geekish...more interested in running his yard service enterprise

Shadow250 · Post by **Shadow250** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:09 pm

why not just let him look at his lawn mowers? what harm could it do?

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:37 pm

Because this is probably the kind of lawn mowers he's looking at

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:45 am

Is that a dixie chopper mower?

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:38 pm

lawnmowers i have no problems with, even special edition ones

- but he has an uncontrollable (11 yr old) urge to click YES I want a weatherbug! Yes I want the best dealls on lawnmowers! etc.

2 or 3 clicks = 2 hrs worth of adware clean up

Ken6PPC · Post by **Ken6PPC** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:42 pm

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
Because this is probably the kind of lawn mowers he's looking at

That's enough to get ME interested in cutting grass again......

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:28 am

Originally posted by wvjohn
think I will probably try the phony dns route with a static ip - I need to leave the account as an admin account so he and his mom or teacher can install software - this is basically a home schooling computer (one of my dell 400sc boxes)

he's pretty clever for an 11 year old but not geekish...more interested in running his yard service enterprise

What router are you using?

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:05 am

it's old dlink dsl modem/router.....freebiie from the isp a couple of years ago - I have a newer linksys wired/wireless router which i just javen't gotten around to installing