CAN YOU JUST BLOCK ACCESS TO COMP IF U HAVE 2

bigjonnyauk · 5 Dec 2006 at 11:31

HI ALL

getting kids a comp for xmas for upstairs using a router already got my 360 connected

is there anyway that i can get the kids to just use the broadband connection and not have their comp networked to mine

i mean can i disable it on my comp to stop theirs accessing mine

Cuchulain · 5 Dec 2006 at 11:35

bigjonnyauk said:
HI ALL

getting kids a comp for xmas for upstairs using a router already got my 360 connected

is there anyway that i can get the kids to just use the broadband connection and not have their comp networked to mine

i mean can i disable it on my comp to stop theirs accessing mine

Don't share any folders?

ots3go · 5 Dec 2006 at 11:35

Could just put a software firewall on your machine and block access for their IP?

Or just not share any files etc?

Any particular reason you don't want them on the same network?

modo77 · 5 Dec 2006 at 11:35

Just don't share any drives, or disable sharing on yours. Or do you need that for a third pc?

If you do then you could just use the router to block access to your ip from your kids

bigjonnyauk · 5 Dec 2006 at 12:10

yeah i need to share files to stream to xbox360

i use windows firewall is their a setting in there under exceptions that will block their comp

i dont want any crap they accuminate on their pc trying to find its way to mine

A[L]C · 5 Dec 2006 at 12:13

Would putting the 360 and your pc on a different vlan work?

riddlermarc · 5 Dec 2006 at 12:48

bigjonnyauk said:
i use windows firewall is their a setting in there under exceptions that will block their comp

Under Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Exceptions tab, edit the "File and Printer Sharing" entry and change the scope to only include the ip address(es) that you want to permit access

Trigger · 5 Dec 2006 at 13:13

Put their computer in a different workgroup to yours, that way they won't be able to access anything apart from the net

Gavstar · 5 Dec 2006 at 13:54

When XP decides it wants to you can access other workgroups just fine through My Network Places > View Workgroup Computers > Up a level.

oddjob62 · 5 Dec 2006 at 14:03

Trigger said:
Put their computer in a different workgroup to yours, that way they won't be able to access anything apart from the net

Being in a different workgroup doesn't stop access.

Reality Bites · 5 Dec 2006 at 16:56

hide the share?

sniffy · 5 Dec 2006 at 16:59

Software firewall.

Trigger · 5 Dec 2006 at 17:45

oddjob62 said:
Being in a different workgroup doesn't stop access.

Oh, i've never been able to access a different workgroup :confused:

Then again, I very rarely using XP in a workgroup environment- always in a domain

ghgh · 5 Dec 2006 at 18:47

yeah you can still access another pc if it isnt in the same workgroup by typing \\pcname in or goto entire network and goto the workgroup....install a software firewall such as zone alarm on your pc and add the 360 to the allow list but dont add the other pc.

bigjonnyauk · 5 Dec 2006 at 21:16

im running media player 11

this seems to totally control my file sharing settings now with my 360 and reading through it it says

when you connect another computer with a network cable then a pop up will appear asking you if you want to share files from this comp

as a test i selected disable for xbox360 and couldnt stream anything form it

enabled it and all is ok

im wondering if the same will apply

also before i installed media player 11 and was using 10

in my networks i had my network then another under internet gateway this was the 360 which i had to allow

that has now dissapeared and in wmp11 the settings and that are now there