Easy way to keep kids from accessing network (password protect?)

rhauff · 11-14-2004, 10:30 PM

I have Mandrake 10.0 set up with a user group for my kids to play games. How can I easily prevent them from accessing the network, preferably by password protecting it. I would like to be able to supervise access to the network with them to play BZFlag and such.
Thanks!

HawkEye4077 · 11-15-2004, 02:59 AM

Easiest way to do this is to make sure your PC starts with networking switched off. Then whenever you want to use it do a

su
service network start

su is automatically password protected (or it should be)

HTH

falcon79 · 11-15-2004, 04:45 AM

You can also use iptables with module 'owner' and specify some restriction for the user you want to limit