Program that disables the internet (Select time)?

SideWinder · 8 Apr 2007 at 12:40

I know NOTHING about programming. There. I've said it.

Is there a piece of software or even a willing volunteer that can help me?

Basically i want the Internet to be disabled/temp. turn off at certain times of the day, well specifically the night. I'd like the internet to "suddenly stop working" from midnight on sunday right the way until thursday night. And then 1am from friday night until saturday night.

Is there such a piece of software?

I don't want to keep having to take the wire out of the Router so instead i'm looking at a software approach, particularly a piece of software that can be hidden but still working in the background.

Augmented · 8 Apr 2007 at 13:07

What router do you have? Many already have some kind of access restriction in their control panel e.g. Linksys WAG354G.

Spuds · 8 Apr 2007 at 17:14

Couldn't you configure your firewall to block outbound port 80?

nightwish · 8 Apr 2007 at 19:37

Connect up a digital timer to the router's power? Would completely switch the router off outside the set time.

SideWinder · 8 Apr 2007 at 20:57

Augmented said:
What router do you have? Many already have some kind of access restriction in their control panel e.g. Linksys WAG354G.

DSL- 604+. I couldn't find any settings in the options.

nightwish said:
Connect up a digital timer to the router's power? Would completely switch the router off outside the set time.

I was under the impression a simple piece of software would carry out what i wanted...plus it's more subtle.

nightwish · 8 Apr 2007 at 21:12

lol... well it depends if u just want a solution that works or wether you want a 'subtle' solution! There is probably a software solution but I gaurentee it will be more hassle than just switching the thing off!

Trouble is that any software has to work on the router, not your PC. If it's just software on a single (or even a number of) PCs then your laughing cos theres stacks of progs that will do the trick, but something that has to work on the router itself is more tricky.

SideWinder · 8 Apr 2007 at 21:24

So there's no way of perhaps cutting access to the Router? Instead of running the software from the Router to the PC?

paulsheffII · 8 Apr 2007 at 21:50

I think Vista has a whole new list of settings in terms of time allowed on the net playing games etc if you're looking to restrict the time the kids are on the net.

joshlane · 9 Apr 2007 at 03:18

if you type in your routers ip addy does it come up with owt

ie. http://192.168.2.1

that takes me to my belkin setting where i can choose when the internet is available as well as certain computers register on the dhcp server. its great when you trying to complete a download and you accidently block some of your house mates mac addresses to free some bandwidth

PinkPig · 9 Apr 2007 at 09:10

If you want to block someone from using the net rather than necessarily block all traffic, then try K9 Web Protection (at http://www.k9webprotection.com/) which can be set up to have times of the day when all internet access will be blocked. There's no easy way to get around it, it's silent and invisible except when it blocks a page, and it doesn't seem to slow anything down at all.

Visage · 9 Apr 2007 at 10:16

WHy not just write a couple of batch files that replace your hosts file with a tremplate that directs all domains to a null address, such as localhost?

Schedule them with Windows scheduler, and you'll get what you want.

SideWinder · 9 Apr 2007 at 14:43

PinkPig said:
If you want to block someone from using the net rather than necessarily block all traffic, then try K9 Web Protection (at http://www.k9webprotection.com/) which can be set up to have times of the day when all internet access will be blocked. There's no easy way to get around it, it's silent and invisible except when it blocks a page, and it doesn't seem to slow anything down at all.

Far too complicated for what i need.

paulsheffII said:
I think Vista has a whole new list of settings in terms of time allowed on the net playing games etc if you're looking to restrict the time the kids are on the net.

I'm using XP Home with no desire to upgrade.

joshlane said:
if you type in your routers ip addy does it come up with owt

ie. http://192.168.2.1

that takes me to my belkin setting where i can choose when the internet is available as well as certain computers register on the dhcp server. its great when you trying to complete a download and you accidently block some of your house mates mac addresses to free some bandwidth

My router doesn't have this option.

Visage said:
WHy not just write a couple of batch files that replace your hosts file with a tremplate that directs all domains to a null address, such as localhost?

Schedule them with Windows scheduler, and you'll get what you want.

As i said in the OP, i have no idea about batch files etc...explain?