Re: Remote control of network settings in WinXP Home
- From: Lem <lemp40@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:52:09 -0500
Mike Lawson wrote:
I have a Windows XP Home Edition machine on my network that my daughter uses and I want to to be able to remotely control her ability to access the network; either the other network resources or the access to the internet. I was thinking that the best way may be to remotely change the net mask and gateway address to something that would not be recognizable to the rest of the system. Anyone have any better ideas or know how to accomplish my original thinking? I do need to have it done remotely as opposed to a local change. Thanks for any help, Mike
Without getting into the philosophy of parenting techniques, you have two separate technical issues.
Blocking or controlling Internet access is most easily accomplished "remotely" from a computer on a home network by configuring the router appropriately. On Linksys routers, for example, you can permit or deny complete Internet access on a per computer basis based on time of day and day of week. You can also block particular services (e.g., ftp, pop3) or URLs, or block websites by keywords. You can also block inbound traffic. Read your router's User Guide for information particular to your own equipment.
Restricting access to resources on your own network is a different story. That probably is best accomplished by configuring the firewall(s) protecting the resources you want blocked or by changing the permissions of those resources.
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