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isos007 Just Arrived
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject: Lock internet access or browser .. how? |
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Can someone please tell me if there is a way to either password protect use of my browser or internet access once windows is running. Other than unplugging the lan cable, basically when I leave my machine I want to be able to leave it accessible but not to the internet. Any ideas?
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ShaolinTiger Forum Fanatic
Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 16777215 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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That's not really possible without a lot of pain.
If someone is logged as you, they can do whatever you do.
It depends on the level of the users you are talking about, you could just password your browser somehow, disable the network connection.
Give us more info, what OS you are using, specifically what you want to stop them from doing and the level of the users you are trying to stop.
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isos007 Just Arrived
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Using windows 98se...I need the users to be able to access all files on the computer however want to prevent them from accessing the internet, if know of an easy way to password protect the browser (software or windows) that would be fine..
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ShaolinTiger Forum Fanatic
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flw Forum Fanatic
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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If your using a Win OS you can use "Enuff" but it's not free ($29.95). You create parent and child relationship and define access to win or IE or both via a timer. You can create a child with no IE time but 24 hr win time.
Sorry I don't know of a free one.
Or create a proxy setting (fake) and check the box to "Use a proxy server for your lan" when leaving and uncheck it upon your return. As long as you us a fake proxy or if using a proxy change the port from 80 to 8080 they won't get anywhere.
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isos007 Just Arrived
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you for all the advice, this first link takes me to a program which password protects any program you want, which I did to the browser, works great, I will take a look at the second program as well since it sounds like it has some nice features....I should have thought of the proxy idea, also very good idea....
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ralf Just Arrived
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:31 am Post subject: |
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isos007 wrote: |
Thank you for all the advice, this first link takes me to a program which password protects any program you want, which I did to the browser, works great, I will take a look at the second program as well since it sounds like it has some nice features....I should have thought of the proxy idea, also very good idea.... |
another product which might be of interest is Adhaero Desk (£29.95) ...you can dowload a 30-day trial at www.reflexip.co.uk/desk.htm
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flw Forum Fanatic
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:50 am Post subject: |
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But the proxy concept is free !
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