Remove all browsers

[Ron Boetger]

We have 3 computers on our small network. We want to eliminate any
ability to browse the internet. We are not running a Domain
Controller. Is there any way to remove Internet Explorer or a better
way to stop people from browsing the Internet?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

We have 3 computers on our small network.  We want to eliminate any
ability to browse the internet.  We are not running a Domain
Controller.  Is there any way to remove Internet Explorer or a better
way to stop people from browsing the Internet?

Thanks

just for certain people or just from certain pc's or from all pc's?
The most reliable way is to block web traffic on your internet router,
almost all routers have this ability (block outgoing port 80, or
outgoing http) depending on what you have you may be able to block 2
of the computers and allow the other if thats what you wanted.

Otherwise to block certain users, give them a limited account login
(so they can't install a new web browser) then from an admin account,
go to control panel admin tools, local security settings, software
restriction policies. (then follow your nose from there.)

Flamer.

 

[Ron Boetger]

I just need to block the 3 pc's in the production area NOT the pc's in
the main office.

Thanks



On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:16:15 -0700 (PDT), "flamer

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I just need to block the 3 pc's in the production area NOT the pc's in
the main office.

Thanks

As hinted, you're probably better off doing this via fixed IPs and a
hardware firewall unit. Set the systems to fixed IPs and don't allow
anything that isn't on an approved list of addresses to get external network
access. Yes, this will be a problem for visitors with laptops, but that
can be worked around with an extra wireless router.

Another simple and completely effective way to do this is to physically
separate those specific systems from external networks. Give them their own
router and their own resources, but just don't connect that router to the
external network - don't connect its WAN port to the main router. This
removes any phyical possibility of browsing or any other external network
activity.

If you have to do something like update antivirus definitions or apply
updates, just plug that router in to the main network, do what you need to
do, and unplug the router again.

This is exactly what I did to connect a number of point-of-sale systems that
have to be networked to function, but as they contain customer information
there can not be *any* physical possibility of remote access. It's very
simple and very effective, and can be very inexpensive.

HTH
-pk

 

[Ron Boetger]

I can't seperate them from the network. They need access to the
server for shared files.

Is there no way to remove IE from the desktops or disable it.
(As I type this question I think I really know the answer)


Thanks

 

[Guest]

Is there no way to remove IE from the desktops or disable it.  
(As I type this question I think I really know the answer)

As I stated above, you can restrict access to internet explorer to all
the users by creating a local security policy, and you can give them
limited accounts to prevent them from installing any software. Whether
there are web browsers that can run without requiring installation I
am not sure but certanely none of the major ones can be installed/run
with a limited account. But just remember thats not the only thing
people use the internet for.. P2P programmes like bit-torrent will
consume all your bandwidth before web browsing will.. as will FTP,
online gaming ETC.

Flamer.

 

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