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How do I restrict all internet access to one of the computers in my workgroup, but still allow access to the network storage we have on the network? I want full access to the media content shared in the workgroup, but want to not allow this computer to have any access in or out to the internet. Any takers to this tough problem??? Thanks in advance!
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4 Responses to “How do I restrict all internet access but allow networking?”
1st make your users as "Regular Users" or "Power Users" then make sure that your clients get a gateway different from the routers’. This maybe done manually or centrally using DHCP.
If your router’s IP is 192.168.0.1, make the client’s PC’s gateway 192.168.0.254…that way, all internet traffic will be pointed to non-existent router.
Another way is to block all outgoing request from the router using firewall.
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On your router or gateway firewall put a filter on.
Deny all
Source: LAN
Target: All IP addresses (or just a select few)
Destination: WAN (and not LAN)
Target: * (for all public WAN IP addresses)
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if you are Using XP don’t give that computer administrator rights, only for yourself and protect it with a password.
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If you just want to disallow access to websites, disable port 80 through your firewall or policy settings. This will still enable your regular network traffic and media sharing, as well as support for email applications (eg. Outlook) and instant messaging applications, though if they aren’t installed they can’t be used.
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