bar on internet access

[Bill Campbell]

On Sat, Jun 18, 2005, Keith Antoine wrote:
>I have a photographer friend who has a son who does as he likes. He uses 
>fathers machine when he is not around: he does not turn the machine off.
>I know its his fault, but he wants to stop access to the net im M$ XP 
>without logging out. There is no way that I know of that you can stop 
>usage of Firefox or IE if the machine is idle and online (cable).
>
>Or is there?
>
>I'm thinking of a folder that is locked with the browsers inside that 
>can only be accessed via a password or something once left without use 
>for say 15min.

I would probably set up a Linux box as a router/firewall using
squid to control access from machines running the Microsoft
Virus, Windows.  You would maintain squid which can transparently
proxy many services, controlling where and when they can go.  It
probably comes under the heading ``my house, my rules''.

Bill
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