Hi,

I need to temporarily disable all possibilities to communicate
externally to/from a computer.

That is, no cable based and wireless network, bluetooth and IRDA, all
kinds of dialup / GSM 3G cards etc. However USB must work (memory stick
needed).

Does it exist a centralized point in windows (all XP and vista editions)
to disable these modes of communications?

Preferably just in memory and if possible not by modifying registry...

Thanks a lot for hints on this issue....

regards

Jake

Jake,
Just make sure the network connection[s] (in Control Panel > Network
Connections) you use to connect to the outside world is: status =
'disconnected' That is ALL you need to do if you have no other forms of
connection (as you say you have not), like Bluetooth or infrared adaptors
attached.


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"Jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I need to temporarily disable all possibilities to communicate externally
> to/from a computer.
>
> That is, no cable based and wireless network, bluetooth and IRDA, all
> kinds of dialup / GSM 3G cards etc. However USB must work (memory stick
> needed).
>
> Does it exist a centralized point in windows (all XP and vista editions)
> to disable these modes of communications?
>
> Preferably just in memory and if possible not by modifying registry...
>
> Thanks a lot for hints on this issue....
>
> regards
>
> Jake

Jake,
P.S. If you have only one or two connections listed in 'Network
Connections' then you can right-click and choose 'disable' which will
prevent that connection from becoming active. Sometimes, connections are
set to connect automatically when needed and disabling temporarily will
prevent this. However, if there are a lot of connections listed, remember,
you will have to right-click > 'enable' on them ALL before you can connect
to the outside world again.


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jake,
> Just make sure the network connection[s] (in Control Panel >
> Network Connections) you use to connect to the outside world is: status =
> 'disconnected' That is ALL you need to do if you have no other forms of
> connection (as you say you have not), like Bluetooth or infrared adaptors
> attached.
>
>
> ==
>
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.
>
>
> "Jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to temporarily disable all possibilities to communicate externally
>> to/from a computer.
>>
>> That is, no cable based and wireless network, bluetooth and IRDA, all
>> kinds of dialup / GSM 3G cards etc. However USB must work (memory stick
>> needed).
>>
>> Does it exist a centralized point in windows (all XP and vista editions)
>> to disable these modes of communications?
>>
>> Preferably just in memory and if possible not by modifying registry...
>>
>> Thanks a lot for hints on this issue....
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Jake
>
>

Tim Meddick skrev:
> Jake,
> Just make sure the network connection[s] (in Control Panel > Network
> Connections) you use to connect to the outside world is: status =
> 'disconnected' That is ALL you need to do if you have no other forms of
> connection (as you say you have not), like Bluetooth or infrared adaptors
> attached.

Hi Tim,

Sorry for not expressing myself good enough. I need to
*programmatically* disable any connected devices and prevent
(re)connection(s) of any such device as long as my script / service is
runing.

jake

Jake, you could try this; make a batchfile of the following and this should
then toggle disabling of your connection.


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@echo off

if EXIST "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\disabled.bak" goto ENABLE

if NOT EXIST "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk" goto ERROR

ren "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk" disabled.bak

echo.

echo Connection Disabled.

goto :EOF

:ENABLE

ren "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\disabled.bak" rasphone.pbk

echo.

echo Connection Enabled.

goto :EOF

:ERROR

echo.

echo Failure to locate file: rasphone.pbk - exiting


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


"Jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Tim Meddick skrev:
>> Jake,
>> Just make sure the network connection[s] (in Control Panel >
>> Network Connections) you use to connect to the outside world is: status =
>> 'disconnected' That is ALL you need to do if you have no other forms of
>> connection (as you say you have not), like Bluetooth or infrared adaptors
>> attached.
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> Sorry for not expressing myself good enough. I need to *programmatically*
> disable any connected devices and prevent (re)connection(s) of any such
> device as long as my script / service is runing.
>
> jake

BeeCeeBee wrote:

> What are you trying to accomplish?
>
>

Run a small script / application on the students' computers during tests
(with a visual indication onscreen) to ensure that *all* communication
is disabled.

Clever ideas welcome :-)

Jake

Tim Meddick skreiv:
> Jake, you could try this; make a batchfile of the following and this should
> then toggle disabling of your connection.
>

Wouldn't this only disable dialup connections...?

jake

BeeCeeBee skreiv:
> If these are individually owned machines such as laptops, good luck and
> be careful.
>
> The best thing to do in that case is to disable the source such as any
> wifi connection that may exist. Obviously if they are wired, just detach
> them physically. There are just to many ways to cheat if there is
> access to the internet physically available.
>
>
Hi,

Actually I only meant those communication modes used to share
information *between* computers, and it can be shortened to non-wired
ones, such as wireless networking, bluetooth, 3G (mobile) cards and
maybe IRDA.

The needed situation is for pupils using *their own* notebook computers
during tests and exams. I hoped there was a 'soft spot' in windows
common for these communication types which could be easily switched on /
off. If so, I could have a small applet running at each computer
displaying a small unique visible 'always-stay-on-top' stamp-size window
confirming that this 'communication bottleneck' was actually switched off.

regards jake

Jake wrote:
> BeeCeeBee skreiv:
>> If these are individually owned machines such as laptops, good luck
>> and be careful.
>>
>> The best thing to do in that case is to disable the source such as
>> any wifi connection that may exist. Obviously if they are wired,
>> just detach them physically. There are just to many ways to cheat
>> if there is access to the internet physically available.
>>
>>
> Hi,
>
> Actually I only meant those communication modes used to share
> information *between* computers, and it can be shortened to non-wired
> ones, such as wireless networking, bluetooth, 3G (mobile) cards and
> maybe IRDA.
>
> The needed situation is for pupils using *their own* notebook
> computers during tests and exams. I hoped there was a 'soft spot' in
> windows common for these communication types which could be easily
> switched
> on / off. If so, I could have a small applet running at each computer
> displaying a small unique visible 'always-stay-on-top' stamp-size
> window confirming that this 'communication bottleneck' was actually
> switched off.
> regards jake

Pencil and paper tests?

I got the idea you were just using a USB modem. What connection do you want
to disable in particular?


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"Jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Tim Meddick skreiv:
>> Jake, you could try this; make a batchfile of the following and this
>> should then toggle disabling of your connection.
>>
>
> Wouldn't this only disable dialup connections...?
>
> jake