[Ham-Computers] Access question

[Ken Sprouse]

Gene WØQFC wrote:

>I have a slight poroblem that perhaps others might have and that is to restrict internet access to my young stepson. (He stays up half the night playing games and then is usually late for work because he can not wake up in time!)
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>I am using WIN XP PRO on my computer (The "server"), high speed cable modem and a Linksys BEFSX41 cable router and a Netgear 8 port hub.
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>He has WIN ME on his.
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>I can limit his access with the Linksys router by using his computers IP address and setting the time(s) in the Linksys router setup.
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>HOWEVER, he has a XBOX and removes the CAT5 cable from his computer and plugs it into the XBOX. Here in lies the problem: how do I know what 'IP' address the XBOX uses?
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>I am unable to just shut off the power to the cable modem because he will sneak into my shack and turn it back on, so I must resort to limiting his access; the Linksys router can be protected with a password, so he can not go into the setup and change anything.
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>I would really appreciate any help that the list members might provide.
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>Gene, WØQFC
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Well the first thing that comes to mind is to give each system on your 
network a fixed IP address and then shut off DHCP at the router.  Right 
off the top of my head this would seem like the simplest fix.

On the other hand the Xbox uses the Linux kernel in its operating 
system.  I would let it be known that connecting to my server outside of 
time limits set on the server would run a utility that will mount and 
then format the hard drive in the Xbox.  Whether you have such a "nuke" 
in your arsenal of software tools is something that he would have to 
test to find out.  Although I normally don't like making threats that I 
can't back up.  You know the local psychological situation better than I.

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