On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 03:40 +0200, Mark Niven wrote: > >> I have a single box running sid with effectively always on broadband > >>internet > > >access through ethernet and adsl modem, using pppoe. I need a simple way > >>(not > > >for example squid which would use a lot of resources unnecessarily) to > > >disable access to the internet for some users (that is smaller children) > > >whilst not making it more difficult for others (my wife), such as by > > >requiring manual login/logout each time. > > >Since when is it difficult to log out? > I meant from the _isp_. This is not reliable and also prevents concurrent > sessions with different users, such as when I want to access files remotely > using vnc or ftp.
Log out from the ISP??? Oh, wait, do you mean, "disconnect from the internet"? If so, then, yes I understand what you mean. Depending on how technologically astute your children are, and which WM/DE you are using, it may be adequate to do something as simple as hiding certain apps (Firefox, Evo, Pan, etc) from the Foot/K menu. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "Whatever may be the moral ambiguities of the so-called demoratic nations and however serious may be their failure to conform perfectly to their democratic ideals, it is sheer moral perversity to equate the inconsistencies of a democratic civilization with the brutalities which modern tyrannical states practice." Reinhold Nieburhr, ca. 1940 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
