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Post by AJ on Dec 21, 2004 16:50:45 GMT -5
Hi all!!
Need some help with some router stuff. I want to be able to set it up so one of the PC's on the network can be denied access to the internet at certain times.
We are using DHCP so the IP's do change from time to time depending which PC's are on. Does this also happen with the MAC address? Or is the MAC address static? I can tell the router which PC's to deny access to either by IP or MAC.
Or is there a way that I can set it up so that certain PC's always have the same IP?
Thanks.
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Post by Brooke on Dec 21, 2004 17:51:57 GMT -5
First off, to get all the PC's to always have the same internal IP, do this:
Start from the computer that the internet is hooked up to. Assuming that you are using XP, go to 'Start', 'Control Panel', 'Network Connections'. Right-click on your Local Area Connection. Go to 'Properties'. Select the 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' item, and click 'properties'. Select 'Use the following IP address'.
IP address: 192.168.1.20
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (See below)
Select 'Use the following DNS Server Address'.
Prefered DNS Server: 192.168.1.1
Click the 'advanced' button. Under 'WINS', at the bottom, select 'Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP'.
Click 'ok', 'ok', and 'close'.
Repeat these steps on the next computer, but instead of using 192.168.1.20 for the IP address, use 192.168.1.25. On the next, use 192.168.1.30. Etc Etc.
**This is for a Linksys router. If you don't have this kind, you need to either look in your router manual for these settings, or you can find them out yourself. Access the configuration panel for your router. For Linksys, type in 192.168.1.1 in a web browser. Find the section called LAN IP Address, and the Device IP and Subnet mask should be there.
If you tell us the kind of router you have, we may be able to help better.
As far as restricting internet access at certain times, I don't know of a way off the top of my head, but let me think about it and I might be able to come up with something. Or someone else will know. =)
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Post by AJ on Dec 21, 2004 18:09:34 GMT -5
Hmmm. This will work with Comcast? We don't have DSL.
Also... there is no specific PC connected "to" the internet. The router is connected to the cable modem.
But I think that this will still work. There does appear to be a way in the router software to actually set the IP address.
As far as restricting access... the Linksys software has that ability. I'm not sure which Linksys that you have... we have the Wireless G... firmware version v1.42.2... access is controlled under "Access Restrictions"
Thanks for the help.
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Post by BShanahan14rulz on Dec 21, 2004 18:30:30 GMT -5
same setup as mine, but i have belkien. i have comcast modem connected to router and from there computers connect to the router ;D
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Post by AJ on Dec 21, 2004 18:36:49 GMT -5
BShan,
Does the "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" thing work with Comcast? I just tried changing it as above and lost my connectivity to the internet.
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Post by jgotti on Dec 21, 2004 19:09:54 GMT -5
those settings Brooke has set out for you apply to DSL OR CABLE....no matter who your provider is....hope that clears up your question
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Post by Brooke on Dec 21, 2004 19:10:36 GMT -5
Hmmm. This will work with Comcast? We don't have DSL. Should. Same principle except that you have a cable modem instead of a DSL modem. Provider doesn't matter. That's not important to making it work. I just used that as a starting point. Just pick one computer and start assigning from there. Um...I don't think a router can set a static internal IP...I think you have to do it to each computer. There is a way in the router software to set the IP for the router, but not the computer. That has to be done in the connection. Wireless router: BEFW11S4 And yes, I have my modem connected to my router, with one computer connected to the routed via ethernet and the rest wireless. I'm not sure what the 'enable netBIOS over TCP/IP' does, but that is what Flash suggested when I could not get mine to work. Also try rebooting connection after you made these changes. Let me know. |
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Post by BShanahan14rulz on Dec 21, 2004 19:58:04 GMT -5
AJ, i'm not sure, because I have a belkien router, not a Linksys router (on a side note, my belkien has something called "Client IP Filters" that allow you to filter who goes on the internet, when they do so, etc., so I'm sure Linksys has it somewhere...)
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Post by AJ on Dec 21, 2004 20:38:58 GMT -5
What I really want to know is if MAC addresses change. I believe that they are unique for each NIC... so they should NOT change.
And I can set the router up according to that... at least until I have time to mess with the IP's.
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Post by AJ on Dec 21, 2004 21:47:35 GMT -5
An update...
Using the MAC address... which does not change... the evil plan worked.
Girlfriend's daughter's internet access has now been limited to those hour's allowed.
I wish I had discovered this "feature" of the Linksys Wireless G router months ago!
A MAC address CAN be changed.. but not without special software or editting the Windows registry.
Thanks for all the help.
I do intend to change the IP addresses.. but when I have more time.
Also need to figure out how to make my Teamspeak accessible from the outside as now it only gives a local IP.
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Post by Brooke on Dec 21, 2004 22:02:02 GMT -5
AJ, I did a google search for MAC address. What I was able to come up with is this: herehere |
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Post by Brooke on Dec 21, 2004 22:07:23 GMT -5
Ok, glad you figured it out. I was doing google searches in between commercial breaks, so you figured it out before I got around to posting, but I'll leave my post anyway.  Also need to figure out how to make my Teamspeak accessible from the outside as now it only gives a local IP. This will tell you your external IP (the one that you will give other people outside your LAN to connect to your TS server). Make sure you have forwarded port 8767 in your router to the computer that you are hosting comms from. |
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Post by jgotti on Dec 22, 2004 20:46:29 GMT -5
why does the word MAC confuse all you pee cee users? must be something Bill Gates has drummed into you folks as being a bad thing!  |
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Post by AJ on Dec 22, 2004 21:05:22 GMT -5
That's because a "Mac" is a toy... and not a "real" computer.
;D
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Post by jgotti on Dec 23, 2004 19:41:59 GMT -5
Spoken like a truely brainwashed person AJ!....if you had a clue, you would know that your statement is completely false.  |
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