Need help concerning a childs access to the Internet.....

[js415]

I am running a home network at my house with access to the Internet for 3 computers, from my main computer in my office.

My daughter has access via Internet Connection Sharing, which she uses for school, chat, goofing off, e-mail, etc, etc.

I would like to find a way to turn OFF her access at a certain time on school nights, Church nights, or any other time I do not want her to have access.

I am using a Linksys hub to connect all the computers.

Does anybody know if there is any sort of software, that works sort of like a "timer" for access for network computers?

I am doing this because more than once I have found her in the middle fo the night, or way too late on a school night, "chatting" with her buddies!!

At the moment, I am just unplugging her patch cord from the patch panel, but I'm sure before long, she will figure out how to plug it back in!!

Anybody have any good suggestions??

Thanks,

Jerry

[js415]

I am running a home network at my house with access to the Internet for 3 computers, from my main computer in my office.

My daughter has access via Internet Connection Sharing, which she uses for school, chat, goofing off, e-mail, etc, etc.

I would like to find a way to turn OFF her access at a certain time on school nights, Church nights, or any other time I do not want her to have access.

I am using a Linksys hub to connect all the computers.

Does anybody know if there is any sort of software, that works sort of like a "timer" for access for network computers?

I am doing this because more than once I have found her in the middle fo the night, or way too late on a school night, "chatting" with her buddies!!

At the moment, I am just unplugging her patch cord from the patch panel, but I'm sure before long, she will figure out how to plug it back in!!

Anybody have any good suggestions??

Thanks,

Jerry

[Anthony Caruana]

I'm using a Dlink router on my home LAN and it allws me to specify what times a particular machine can access the internet. For example, I can say that IP Address 192.168.x.x can only use the internet between 9 AM and 5 PM.

Perhaps you could look at upgrading your hub to this sort of device (the Dlnk I have is OK but I wouldn't neccesarily recommend it highly).

If you are on Broadband a device like this would also provide you with a reasonable firewall. You can even get ones with print servers built in so that you don't rely on a specific PC to be running for everyone else on the LAN to print.

[ironguy]

www.dougknox.com


1) Open Help and Support and type "logon hours" (without the quotes) in the search box.
2) Go to Full text matches and click on "Net user". See the examples for setting a user's logon hours. Some examples would be:

net user johnsw /time:M-F,08:00-17:00
net user johnsw /time:M-F,8am-5pm
net user marysl /time:M,4am-5pm;T,1pm-3pm;W-F,8:00-17:00
net user johnsw /time:all (this one means this user can always log on)

3) Open a Command Prompt window.
4) Enter the appropriate "net user" command for the user(s) you wish to restrict access for.

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Ironguy

4) Enter the appropriate "net user" command for the user(s) you wish to restrict access for.

I don't think this controls ICS, though. The problem is he'd like to control her Internet access for a predetermined time period. ICS works on the IP level, not the user level. Your trick would work if he wanted to limit her login hours on her machine altogether...

--janak

[DimensionZero]

Well, if you're technically inclined, perhaps you could get another computer as a server and set up something like WinGate which will allow you to control internet access.

This would probably be the best solution, there are other software packages similar to this, but I think WinGate is the best...

Alternatively, you could set up a Linux server for even cheaper but it would require more work...

[js415]

Hmmmm,

What do you suppose would happen if I tried this idea on HER computer.

She would only be able to log on during the hours that I specify?

That would limit her access to the Internet, but would also stop her from using her computer all together, right??

Thanks,

Jerry

[JustinGTP]

Or you can remove the computer from her room and set time limits of your own (verbally)

Simple, easy.

Plus you get to show her that you are the boss.

[PetiteFlower]

Not simple if there's nowhere else to put it, I'd guess it's already in the best place for her to be able to do her schoolwork. Not many people have enough rooms in the house that the kids can have their own office as well as their own bedroom!

Unfortunately, kids are tricksy and there aren't a whole lot of foolproof ways to keep them offline....unplugging is probably the easiest way. If you can, put the router in your room so she can't go sneaking off to plug it in in the middle of the night, because you'll be in there!

She'll of course probably find other ways to stay up too late on school nights, kids seem to like to do that, but the only cure I know of for that is maturity....eventually she'll figure out that it really sucks to be tired every day and to have to draaag yourself out of bed every morning, and realize that she feels better when she gets enough sleep! And if not, well then she'll just have to feel crappy, on top of whatever you do when you catch her

[js415]

Originally Posted by Honda_Civic_Si

Or you can remove the computer from her room and set time limits of your own (verbally)

Simple, easy.

Plus you get to show her that you are the boss.

I'm betting you do not have a 16 year old daughter!!!!!!!!

She is a straight A student, since 7th grade, for the last 5 years, Color guard in High school for the last 2 years, and extremely active in our Church, and trust me, she KNOWS who the boss is!!!!

However, that said, she is a 16 year old girl, who can find ways to sneak off and chat with her friends, both boys and girls, at times when I would rather she did not!!

Her room is upstairs in a seperate part of the house, next to my office, where the main computer is. Removing her computer is really not an option. Unplugging the patch cords is working for the time being, but I'm sure she could figure out how to plug them back in if she really wanted to.

She's a great kid, no problems, and I trust her 100%, however, remember, she is a 16 year old kid, and those of us with teenagers know EXACTLY what that means!!!!

[JustinGTP]

Ok!!! Im so sorry for suggesting that!!! Pardon me helping!!!