Block win98 internet access?

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ok here is the situation:

My son is on a dual boot system: win98 [for old games] & XP [for everything else]. I have just purchased some internet filtering software but this will only work on his XP partition.

What (preferably reversable) methods can I use to ensure his win98 OS will not be able to access the internet?

[oops probably wrong forum doh]
 
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depends how good your son is. you could just disable the network adaptor in the bios if its onboard or remove it if its pci.
 
J.B said:
depends how good your son is. you could just disable the network adaptor in the bios if its onboard or remove it if its pci.
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that's bit extreme. what about when you want to boot back into xp..... :eek:

in windows 98, just goto the properties of the network card/modem and remove the tcpip protocol... :p
 
J.B said:
depends how good your son is. you could just disable the network adaptor in the bios if its onboard or remove it if its pci.
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That would disable it for the XP install as well though ;)

I'm not sure on the ins and outs of windows 98 but I guess there will be a hosts file somewhere- probably %windir%\system\drivers\etc\hosts on win 98. Anyway, there should be a file called 'hosts'. Open it in notepad and an entry like

Code: 
*                 localhost

*should* work because it directs all outbound traffic back at the local machine :)
 
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Energize said:
Have you tried playing old games on xp using the compatibility wizard?
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Yeah. Some work some don't.
Dungeon Keeper2 was a swine under XP -pretty much the only reason we have a dual boot on his pc in the first place. Was thinking about going back to dual boot on mine too cos it's such a cool game. This is one reason why I'd like to be able to reverse whatever I do to his win98 so if I ever go back to dual boot on my pc we will be able to play vs each other on win98 without the random crashes/lockups we'd get on XP :D

ps. hmm..when you say "wizard" you do mean where you right-click on a shortcut and/or .exe file & go into properties?
 
ok plan 2, might work, if you give the 98 device a different ip addy than the xp one, then on your router block the http port for the 98 address
 
Trigger said:
That would disable it for the XP install as well though ;)

I'm not sure on the ins and outs of windows 98 but I guess there will be a hosts file somewhere- probably %windir%\system\drivers\etc\hosts on win 98. Anyway, there should be a file called 'hosts'. Open it in notepad and an entry like

Code: 
*                 localhost

*should* work because it directs all outbound traffic back at the local machine :)
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That's the option I'd go for, fast, effective and most people won't know about it.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I will have a play around with it after work tonight while the nipper is doing his homework in the kitchen :)

I will try your suggestion Trigger. If I can find this file 'hosts' do I just add the entry * localhost to whats already there or delete everything else 1st?
 
FishPolice said:
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I will have a play around with it after work tonight while the nipper is doing his homework in the kitchen :)

I will try your suggestion Trigger. If I can find this file 'hosts' do I just add the entry * localhost to whats already there or delete everything else 1st?
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No, don't delete everyting- I doubt that there is anything active in it anyway as it will all be commented out :) When you find the file, just make sure your new entry lines up with the example so put the * on the left-hand side and then 'localhost' however many tab spaces it is in :)
 
You could install a proggie like Cyberpatrol then you have complete control over what he can and can't use internet-wise. You can just bar his access unless he knows the password.
 
Jonny69 said:
You could install a proggie like Cyberpatrol then you have complete control over what he can and can't use internet-wise. You can just bar his access unless he knows the password.
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Re-read the first post, you seem to have missed something ;)

Burnsy
 
heh well his internet connection is down completely at the moment -had to uninstall the trial version of ContectProtect before I could upgrade it to the latest full version & it has fubar'd his network connection completely. Mind you, he'd already screwed up both versions of windows by never shutting the pc down properly & installing stuff designed only for win 95 etc so I just blamed him lol.
Got to get him back online asap though cos the missus keeps letting him use her logon on my pc :eek:

Will do a full reformat & reinstall at the weekend and then take it from there :)
 
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