[PLUG] Remotely disable Internet access with a cell phone?

[Devin]

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Assuming this is a Windows box, just configure it for a static IP and
give the kids limited user accounts. An attempt to directly connect the
computer to any modem would fail, and the router could be configured to
log the event (either when it boots up or when it has to renew the dhcp
lease when reconnected to the modem)

Ryan wrote:
> Kids are pretty "user" smart.  I bet they would just unplug a router and go
> direct from modem to pc. Unless it was hidden, say in the garage or a
> closet
> somewhere in the house.  Let me see if I follow what your saying.  Have her
> call a VoIP number from her cell phone and have Asterisk configured to turn
> on and off network access inside the router?  I would assume were not
> talking about a router like a Linksys WRT54G, but a full blown box that has
> been turned into a router.  I have a couple old boxes here and this is
> starting to sound like a fun (at least in my head) project.
> 
> On 1/4/07, Devin <dlab00 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
> If she had a nice FreeBSD or Loonix router setup, she could install
> Asterisk and connect to a VoIP telco (I've used Teliax in the past)..
> - From there it's pretty easy to figure out what to do.
> 
>         - Devin
> 
> Ryan wrote:
>> Here is a little idea that I have been mulling around, I think it might
>> work
>> and I would just like to get some input from some guru's.
> 
>> My sister in law has two teenagers at home. The boy 14, doesn't spend
> too
>> much time on the net other than e-mail and myspace. Now the 13yr old
>> girl is
>> a fiend. Every spare moment she has she is on the net chatting,
>> downloading,
>> myspacing, staying up all night in front of the screen, etc, etc. I
> have
>> suggested many a time to remove the cable modem when my sister in
> law is
>> not
>> at home or when she goes to bed. But she is lazy when it comes to
> policing
>> what her kids are doing on the computer. Thats a whole different issue
> that
>> I personally label as not interested in knowing what her kids are doing
> on
>> line. Makes me mad but they are not my kids. Anyway back to the "idea".
> 
>> Here is a possible situation: Mom grounds kid from computer. Mom
> goes to
>> work and kids are still home. Kids turn on the computer and are surfing
> all
>> day long. Kids turn off computer before mom gets home. But what if mom
> was
>> able to dial a number on her cell phone and a voice says "press one to
>> disable network access, press two to enable network access". Network
> access
>> is unavailable until mom dials number and re-enables network access no
>> matter what account on the computer is logged on.
> 
>> I have a feeling that this would have to be enabled in the modem, but
> what
>> if the program was installed on the computer and a very specific key
>> combination was the only way to open the program? I've been doing some
>> research on Google but the closest I can come are a few programs that
> block
>> access for a specific amount of time.
> 
>> Has anybody heard of something like this, is it feasible? Anybody who
> has
>> any ideas on how or if, I would love to hear from you.
> 
>> Thanks in advance
> 
>> -ryan
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