Can I prevent the kids connecting to any available network ?

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Hello,

I have an XP home machine in the kids' room and I noticed they would
connect to unsecure networks that were available, thereby bypassing
the security I have setup on my router.

Is there a way to prevent this, telling XP only to authorize
connecting to secure networks (like mine is) for instance ? or by some
other means ?

TIA
anthony

BTW, http is not the only problem (I have security implemented at the
browser level, on the pc itself).
I'm looking for a solution at connection level.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

There are a couple of options.....you can go to network neighborhood, double
click wireless connections and in the properties box go to advanced and set
for infrastructure only ( although they can just go to the same place and
change it back) or your router should have an area you can set when they can
access the internet. The other option is what Des offered....

"Des" wrote:

>
> "anthony" <amerton@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:cba31aed.0504230058.7d139a6a@posting.google.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have an XP home machine in the kids' room and I noticed they would
> > connect to unsecure networks that were available, thereby bypassing
> > the security I have setup on my router.
> >
> > Is there a way to prevent this, telling XP only to authorize
> > connecting to secure networks (like mine is) for instance ? or by some
> > other means ?
> >
> > TIA
> > anthony
> >
> > BTW, http is not the only problem (I have security implemented at the
> > browser level, on the pc itself).
> > I'm looking for a solution at connection level.
>
> plug on the wall!?
>
> most teenagers I know have more knowledge than their parents! and can
> overcome most ?security that we put on!, go to you neighbours and tell them
> that you can access their wireless net, and offer to put the secuity on for
> them, they will all be within 100m or less of your house!
>
> Des
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Ok, thanks to all !

:-(

I wonder what MS is thinking about when deciding on the features list
of what is possible or not on XP *home*...

oh well....