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Block Internet Access on a Single Workstation

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by hsmithdp

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I have one guy in the Warehouse that just spends too much time on the internet. How do I stop him from accessing the internet on just that one station. My firewall wont restrict just him. Is there a way on his computer to stop him? He has Windows XP

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by slayer_

Easiest way, set his IP to static, and set the dns to 127.0.0.1

This will make all internet traffic time out. He might get around it with IP addresses, but how will he figure them out?

If this person in question knows how to reverse this... Put a consumer router on the network with him, and tell it to block internet access.

The last solution, is to of course inform his superiors.

by robo_dev

From a employee relations standpoint, just cutting off his Internet access is a bit extreme, no?

A free proxy server such as Untangle would allow you to monitor/log what he's doing, and block bad content.
http://www.untangle.com/

In general, any company computers that access the Internet should be going through some sort of proxy, or you're going to get malware, viruses, and who knows what else.

If the guy knows access is being logged by a proxy, have his supervisor track this so that it's being used in a reasonable fashion.

by kenone

Go into Tools check off the use proxy server box then set the proxy server to be 127.0.0.1. Then use gpedit and disable the connections page. Quick and easy, do it all the time.

by purpleskys

if it's not wireless, pull the cable...no internet...done deal.

by darryl~

We have workstations at remote locations that require VPN & network access but we don't want them to have Internet access. We do as someone already suggested....we put a standalone router on the workstations....we set the WAN IP to the one our firewall at the office hands out & have the workstations on their own little private network. If they start messing with the cables by unplugging the cabale from the router & feeding it directly into the workstation, well, epoxy does wonders to solve that D)

by purpleskys

ok dear...i get ya..i momentarily forgot that folks sometimes still need to have access to the inside...my bad :D

by ic-it

need a browser for internal access;
Deny permissions on any browsers.

by nexs

that still work if he typed a url into a windows explorer window?

by ic-it

That should launch the default browser.

by who am i really

win9x through XP will allow the Windows Exploder window to act as a web browser by just loading the necessary IE DLLs

if the XP box is still using IE6 then Windows Exploder will access the web

if IE7 or IE8 is installed then Windows Exploder will transfer what's in the address bar after starting the default browser to the browsers address bar

by nexs

That should be a consideration when the OP decides what to do.

by ic-it

I am not sure if I still have a system with IE6. That would require killing the ActiveX module Explorer uses or a dll.
Must now experiment. :-)

by seanferd

And take away Admin privileges. No one should have them.

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