Download Restrictions
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
You should still think about implementing more stringent firewall rules, and teach your daughter about fair use.
Hence my original post. I'd like to show her that Internet usage is a privilege and not a right and that it's also a resource that has to be managed. For example, if I allow her a daily allowance of say 100 Mbytes within the time frame that she's allowed access (the router connects and disconnects her at set set times giving a 4 hour window) then once that 100 MB is used, tough, no more access until tomorrow. I'm curious, do any of you think that's harsh?
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My daughter wasn't even allowed on the internet at our house until she turned 18. No, I don't think it's harsh at all. What is your monthly bandwidth limit? 100MB is easy to chew up, what with Windows updates and all...
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My daughter wasn't even allowed on the internet at our house until she turned 18. No, I don't think it's harsh at all. What is your monthly bandwidth limit? 100MB is easy to chew up, what with Windows updates and all...
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
What is your monthly bandwidth limit? 100MB is easy to chew up, what with Windows updates and all...
20GB. Although this has to be shared five ways with me, the wife and three daughters; we all have our own PCs or laptops. Ordinarily, 20GB is ample, however, the youngest daughter (who has the highest download usage) has discovered Habbo, Youtube and GrooveShark. I don't really want to block these sites - which is easy to do through the router - just limit her daily download usage.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
What is your monthly bandwidth limit? 100MB is easy to chew up, what with Windows updates and all...
20GB. Although this has to be shared five ways with me, the wife and three daughters; we all have our own PCs or laptops. Ordinarily, 20GB is ample, however, the youngest daughter (who has the highest download usage) has discovered Habbo, Youtube and GrooveShark. I don't really want to block these sites - which is easy to do through the router - just limit her daily download usage.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
20gb split 5 ways? That's not a lot. I would slow her bandwidth down to something that makes it take a lot longer to download stuff. You could also block the offending web sites during specific periods of the day, and maybe give her a 15 minute window to look at youtube/other stuff. Maybe you could write a windows service that watches traffic and simply disables the NIC if a daily limit is reached. As long as she's not admin, she can't disable it or turn it off.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
What is your monthly bandwidth limit? 100MB is easy to chew up, what with Windows updates and all...
20GB. Although this has to be shared five ways with me, the wife and three daughters; we all have our own PCs or laptops. Ordinarily, 20GB is ample, however, the youngest daughter (who has the highest download usage) has discovered Habbo, Youtube and GrooveShark. I don't really want to block these sites - which is easy to do through the router - just limit her daily download usage.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
Hey I worked up some code that counts bytes sent/received (your ISP only caps bytes received, right)? It's a winforms app, but can easily be made into a windows service. Disabling the machine's NIC should be moderately easy if the service has the correct permissions. If you want the code, send me an email, or post a quick answer (and then respond to this message telling me you posted the quick answer), and I'll post the code as a reply to it.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
Hey I worked up some code that counts bytes sent/received (your ISP only caps bytes received, right)? It's a winforms app, but can easily be made into a windows service. Disabling the machine's NIC should be moderately easy if the service has the correct permissions. If you want the code, send me an email, or post a quick answer (and then respond to this message telling me you posted the quick answer), and I'll post the code as a reply to it.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
(your ISP only caps bytes received, right)?
They give you a download limit, once exceeded they hike the price and reduce the speed for any overusage.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
If you want the code, send me an email, or post a quick answer (and then respond to this message telling me you posted the quick answer), and I'll post the code as a reply to it.
I would be more than greatful for the code as this was the original intention. :thumbsup: I have started to write a small app. However, it would be nice to be able to compare. Innovation is easier than invention!
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
(your ISP only caps bytes received, right)?
They give you a download limit, once exceeded they hike the price and reduce the speed for any overusage.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
If you want the code, send me an email, or post a quick answer (and then respond to this message telling me you posted the quick answer), and I'll post the code as a reply to it.
I would be more than greatful for the code as this was the original intention. :thumbsup: I have started to write a small app. However, it would be nice to be able to compare. Innovation is easier than invention!
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
Digital Thunder wrote:
I would be more than greatful for the code as this was the original intention.
Post a "Quick Answer" question, and I'll post the code as a reply.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
Digital Thunder wrote:
I would be more than greatful for the code as this was the original intention.
Post a "Quick Answer" question, and I'll post the code as a reply.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001Hi John, cheers. http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/89784/Download-limiter-method.aspx#answer1[^]
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
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Check if your router is supported by DD-WRT, which allows a lot of control for this kind of thing. Controlling this on the OS may be noneffective if you have more than one computer.
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Daniel Turini wrote:
Check if your router is supported by DD-WRT
Unfortunately it's not. However, I did find a similar model that is and when checking the manufactures website found that this model has a lot more restriction features, I am now currently bidding on eBay for one!
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
