how can I prevent son from using internet after 11pm

[pumaz]

I'm with virgin and have a superhub in modem mode connected to a Asus RT-N66U. I have it passworded that only I know and I've also set the router turn his PC off at 11pm which it has been doing.

Last night however I noticed he was on his PC at 11:15, he said he can still use Skype on it even though he can't use Internet but yet he clearly had Facebook on is screen!

I'm baffled, how's he doing this and what can I do to restrict his access?

He's 19 sits on his backside all day in front of his computer and thinks the world owes him and its not as easy as telling him to turn it off believe me we've tried everything

 

[pumaz]

I have set the router to block his mac address in parental control. Router is running latest official fw.

I expect people will say lay the law down with him but honestly he's a nightmare so just looking at cutting his internet or he would literally be on it till 4am and we have to be up for work at 6am, he's noisy sod!

 

[pumaz]

Wow what a can of worms I opened! Sorry been really busy so not had chance to check on this thread. Anyway last night internet went off and he turned his PC off so fingers crossed me catching him out might of made him change is ways but would still like to make sure he can't do it again.

There are 2 reasons I want him to turn his PC off at 11, one is for noise - he as a very deep voice, a mechanical keyboard and plays a lot of Counterstrike which we simply can't sleep through and we need to be up for work at 6am. Two is trying to keep fuel bills down a bit. He gets up around 10am gets his breakfast, takes it to his room and apart from coming down for food that's where he'll stay in front of his PC till bedtime. It's not that we're telling him to go to bed, we've said to him he doesn't have to go to bed just turn computer off and be quiet, he does have a tablet he can use.

We've tried reasoning, I've lost my temper with him but nothing works. He's not stupid he'll get around timer switches and unplugging router etc. he'll wait till we're asleep then turn it back on! I'm not going to beat him! And I can't bring myself to throw him out. We've tried motivating him, family members have got him a couple of jobs at supermarkets but he lost them both due to being lazy! Basically his whole life revolves around Counterstrike, just wish he'd grow up

 

[pumaz]

Thanks for the advice guys you've gave me a lot to think about.

Unplugging router or modem is not an option due to various devices using the network during the night, also the fact I have already said to him "it's purely about the noise and saving on the electric bill' you perfectly welcome to browse the net on your tablet if you can't sleep"

My son as much as I love him is unbelievably lazy and I do worry how he'll get on in life. He complains about being broke but the when I offer him jobs round the house and garden for decent money he says ok but never does them!

I think he won is mechanical keyboard at a LAN event, plays CSS. Most of the stuff he has as been from us as Christmas and birthday gifts. I'm hoping as his system ages (i5 sandy bridge and 7950 again he won this) it will encourage him to get off is backside! I've even tried to get him to come out running and cycling with but not a chance lol

 

[pumaz]

I did a scan for local unsecured networks and there aren't any, I would also never search his computer, I think everyone has a right to their privacy (even my lazy son)

I've always tried to get him to have the kind of childhood I had (mid 70's to mid 80's) we would be out all day till after dark building dens, climbing, football, exploring and as we got older - girls! But since he was little he's gravitated towards gaming and played CS from the beginning. I know I'm largely to blame for buying him his computers and consoles at such an early age and if I could turn the clock back I wouldn't have.

I've tried to balance his gaming when he was younger by taking him to football training, swimming and out to parks etc. but he'd never do any of these under his own steam and would often complain about it!

My advice to any new or would be fathers would be - never let them have their own computer, laptop or console in their own room and restrict their time on any device they might have access to like family computer or console. As much as I enjoy gaming and gadgets now I'm so glad I had my childhood and not his.

IronWarrior - you'd think that but despite him turning down the res and using low settings he's always complaining of low fps!