limiting internet access to select IPs

[ren]

i want to limit the access to the internet to only a handful of IP
addresses. is it possible to do this in XP? or maybe
require password before internet could be accessed. thanks.

 

[Strontium]

Invest in a router.

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ren stood up at show-n-tell, in #[email protected], and
said:

i want to limit the access to the internet to only a handful of IP
addresses. is it possible to do this in XP? or maybe
require password before internet could be accessed. thanks.

--
Strontium

"You may be right! It's all a waste of time! I guess
that's just a chance I'm prepared to take....A danger
I'm prepared to face.....Cut to the chase." - RUSH

 

[Tom Porterfield]

i want to limit the access to the internet to only a handful of IP
addresses. is it possible to do this in XP? or maybe
require password before internet could be accessed. thanks.

Not with what is included with XP. Most hardware routers support this, as
do many software firewalls. Whether or not a password can be configured
before internet access is allowed my depend on how your ISP is configured.
Most dial-up accounts require a password, most always-on (cable, DSL)
accounts do not.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows XP & Smart Display
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

 

[Strontium]

I revise my statement. Invest in a manual?

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ren stood up at show-n-tell, in (e-mail address removed), and
said:

we have an unutilized Cisco 2600 series router, which is already
sitting on our humble network, but i am totally naive in configuring
it (to act as a firewall? i presume)

--
Strontium

"You may be right! It's all a waste of time! I guess
that's just a chance I'm prepared to take....A danger
I'm prepared to face.....Cut to the chase." - RUSH