by Stepper on April 23rd, 2009

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I have 3 XP computers connected through a router. What is the best way to prevent 1 from being able to access the internet without hampering its ability to share files with other computers through the network?

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by Darth Continent on April 23rd, 2009
Your router may have a feature that lets you filter specific computers from accessing the internet. You should check out your router's documentation to see how to make this happen.

Usually this would mean you'd enter the computer's IP or MAC address into a list among the router's on-board web pages, and after that change is applied that computer is blocked from the internet but free to access other computers on your local network.
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- Didn't even think of this one. Thank you! +2
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by ChuckFickens on April 23rd, 2009
manually setup the TCP/IP settings for that computer and leave the default gateway blank. if it's to stop a child accessing the internet then they should also be using a limited user account on the computer so they can not reset the TCP/IP settings
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by bfloyd1984 on November 17th, 2009
why would you even want to not allow internet access? the internet is a part of daily life. if your wanting to do that, get a home server.
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- It was being used in a business environment. The computers on the network needed to be able to share documents, but the internet was not a needed business function, and one employee had a habit of spending too much company time browsing for personal use. Thank you for your answer though.
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- you really should consider a server then. it would be the best way for you to manage your files and allow transfers and storage in one central hub. a good HP server is just over 400 dollars but they work great.
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