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July 8th, 2002, 01:29 PM
#1
Registered User
 restricting internet time
Hello, i have a 2 PC network in my house.(both XP Pro)my borthers PC connects to the internet through my shared dial-up connection over the LAN. When i am not home, i don't want him on the internet all day long because sometimes i would like my phone to not be busy. I have callwave internet answering machine for when i am home, but it is on my PC, so when he is online, he is on his PC and doesn't know anyone calls. Is there any way i can set a time limit so that 30 minutes after he dials up , it automatically drops teh connection? He has his own profile on my PC.
Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs
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July 8th, 2002, 01:55 PM
#2
Driver Terrier
Not on his, I don't think, but you can set the modem properties to kill the connection if its idle for more than so many minutes... idle usually means not changing pages, when I was on dialup it was the first thing I turned off, drove me nuts if I was playing a flash game or just reading a page. 
He will of course be able to dial again. If it gets too much, you could always kill the network connection....
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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July 8th, 2002, 02:07 PM
#3
Registered User
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by NooNoo:
<strong>He will of course be able to dial again. If it gets too much, you could always kill the network connection....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Device manager, disable the modem.
(Unless he's good with computers he'll never figure it out) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
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July 8th, 2002, 02:16 PM
#4
Registered User
i must not have explaind myself very well. i want him to be able to dial up, but i want to limit his internet time to 30 minutes per day. So when he dials up, the timer starts counting and after 30 minutes, it disconnects and wont let him dial up intil the next day.... i would just tell him to get off, if i was here, but i need it to do this while i am away.
Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs
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July 8th, 2002, 03:23 PM
#5
Registered User
There you go: <a href="http://www.software602.com/products/ls/" target="_blank">602Pro LAN SUITE</a>. Check out the features - it has <a href="http://www.software602.com/products/ls/tour3.html#access" target="_blank">access control</a> which does what you need.
Free for 5-users too. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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July 8th, 2002, 03:31 PM
#6
Registered User
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July 8th, 2002, 03:36 PM
#7
gee...i didn't even know i really needed this!
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July 8th, 2002, 03:59 PM
#8
Registered User
thanks..i am looking at it now. looks like it might just do the trick...thanks.
Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs
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July 8th, 2002, 04:01 PM
#9
Driver Terrier
That one is going on my "useful" cd, thanks Adept!!
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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July 8th, 2002, 06:34 PM
#10
Registered User
Gosh, y'all makin' me blush now! 
All I did was STFW.
I didn't even know of this one before I looked for it, so thanks to delmer_1 too. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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