Our kid used to sneak into the living room and watch tv at night. I cut the power chord and put in a connector and took the "pig tail" to bed with me.
I don't really want to shut down the router, although I have used the shut off during certain hours but he was able to get around it somehow. He changed his IP address. I would really like to slow it down to the point of frustration. That is my goal. Thanks, Jeff --------------- Jeff Johnson [email protected] (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com On 12/03/2011 03:00 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > With 2 easily distracted teenage daughters, I have the same goals as > you. > > My d-link router claims to have some QoS (quality of service) options > where I can control the speed of certain activities, but I've never been > able to get this to work. Same for a feature that claims to block > certain IP addresses on a specified schedule, eg. block internet use > from 11pm to 6am. > > As an interim solution, I had taken to hiding my router's power supply > but my kids were smart enough to find replacements that matched my > router's power specs. > > My current solution is to replace the cable between my cable modem and > router with an identical looking bad cable and claim that Comcast is > having problems again ;) > > Malcolm (SOB in NJ) > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
