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So I see routers advertising parental controls that can disable the internet for a device you set for a scheduled time. How does it do this? My best guess is it just stops giving internet access to the MAC of the device you specify, but maybe I'm completely wrong. Thoughts/knowledge?

 

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Thanks in advance

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1 minute ago, LtStaffel said:

So I see routers advertising parental controls that can disable the internet for a device you set for a scheduled time. How does it do this? My best guess is it just stops giving internet access to the MAC of the device you specify, but maybe I'm completely wrong. Thoughts/knowledge?

 

Thanks in advance

More or less that's how it works. You can completely block certain MAC addresses or setup schedules for specific ones. Depending on the router, you can have specific sites blocked as well as time restrictions, or you can block certain ports (say you want to block p2p traffic from a certain MAC address) or a whole bunch of other things. It really just depends on your router/firmware.

 

I'm not a parent, but I was a kid once; so I know that if my parents enabled a parental control filter, I'd do everything in my power to get around it/break it. Not because I want to access 'bad' sites; but as sheer principal. So good luck...

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10 minutes ago, LtStaffel said:

So I see routers advertising parental controls that can disable the internet for a device you set for a scheduled time. How does it do this? My best guess is it just stops giving internet access to the MAC of the device you specify, but maybe I'm completely wrong. Thoughts/knowledge?

 

Thanks in advance

My ASUS RT-AC1900 offers a "white-list/black-list" style of P.C. as well as a time monitoring option.  It allows me to say "Device X can only be on the computer for 2 hours a day, 5 days a week" and leave it at that.

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8 minutes ago, Omon_Ra said:

More or less that's how it works. You can completely block certain MAC addresses or setup schedules for specific ones. Depending on the router, you can have specific sites blocked as well as time restrictions, or you can block certain ports (say you want to block p2p traffic from a certain MAC address) or a whole bunch of other things. It really just depends on your router/firmware.

 

I'm not a parent, but I was a kid once; so I know that if my parents enabled a parental control filter, I'd do everything in my power to get around it/break it. Not because I want to access 'bad' sites; but as sheer principal. So good luck...

 

4 minutes ago, JefferyD90 said:

My ASUS RT-AC1900 offers a "white-list/black-list" style of P.C. as well as a time monitoring option.  It allows me to say "Device X can only be on the computer for 2 hours a day, 5 days a week" and leave it at that.

Thank you both, I think my question is answered :D

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Q: How can I stay anonymous on the (deep/dark) webzz???....

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