Can I prevent the kids connecting to any available network ?

23 Apr 2005 8:58 AM

anthony

Hello,

I have an XP home machine in the kids' room and I noticed they would
connect to unsecure networks that were available, thereby bypassing
the security I have setup on my router.

Is there a way to prevent this, telling XP only to authorize
connecting to secure networks (like mine is) for instance ? or by some
other means ?

TIA
anthony

BTW, http is not the only problem (I have security implemented at the
browser level, on the pc itself).
I'm looking for a solution at connection level.

23 Apr 2005 1:04 PM

Des

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"anthony" <amer***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have an XP home machine in the kids' room and I noticed they would
> connect to unsecure networks that were available, thereby bypassing
> the security I have setup on my router.
>
> Is there a way to prevent this, telling XP only to authorize
> connecting to secure networks (like mine is) for instance ? or by some
> other means ?
>
> TIA
> anthony
>
> BTW, http is not the only problem (I have security implemented at the
> browser level, on the pc itself).
> I'm looking for a solution at connection level.

plug on the wall!?

most teenagers I know have more knowledge than their parents! and can
overcome most ?security that we put on!, go to you neighbours and tell them
that you can access their wireless net, and offer to put the secuity on for
them, they will all be within 100m or less of your house!

Des

24 Apr 2005 2:17 AM

chfields

There are a couple of options.....you can go to network neighborhood, double
click wireless connections and in the properties box go to advanced and set
for infrastructure only ( although they can just go to the same place and
change it back) or your router should have an area you can set when they can
access the internet. The other option is what Des offered....

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"Des" wrote:

>
> "anthony" <amer***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:cba31aed.0504230058.7d139a6a@posting.google.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have an XP home machine in the kids' room and I noticed they would
> > connect to unsecure networks that were available, thereby bypassing
> > the security I have setup on my router.
> >
> > Is there a way to prevent this, telling XP only to authorize
> > connecting to secure networks (like mine is) for instance ? or by some
> > other means ?
> >
> > TIA
> > anthony
> >
> > BTW, http is not the only problem (I have security implemented at the
> > browser level, on the pc itself).
> > I'm looking for a solution at connection level.
>
> plug on the wall!?
>
> most teenagers I know have more knowledge than their parents! and can
> overcome most ?security that we put on!, go to you neighbours and tell them
> that you can access their wireless net, and offer to put the secuity on for
> them, they will all be within 100m or less of your house!
>
> Des
>
>
>

24 Apr 2005 5:43 PM

Gregg Hill

If the kids are that untrustworthy, upgrade to XP Pro, then make them
regular users and lock down the system. You can prevent them from making
changes to lots of things including networking.

Another thing you can do is take the PC out of their room. My sister put the
kids' PC in the living room, with the screen facing where she can see it
when she walks by.

Gregg

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"anthony" <amer***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have an XP home machine in the kids' room and I noticed they would
> connect to unsecure networks that were available, thereby bypassing
> the security I have setup on my router.
>
> Is there a way to prevent this, telling XP only to authorize
> connecting to secure networks (like mine is) for instance ? or by some
> other means ?
>
> TIA
> anthony
>
> BTW, http is not the only problem (I have security implemented at the
> browser level, on the pc itself).
> I'm looking for a solution at connection level.

26 Apr 2005 11:50 AM

anthony

Ok, thanks to all !

:-(

I wonder what MS is thinking about when deciding on the features list
of what is possible or not on XP *home*...

oh well....