Wireless networking access points

I have been trying to figure out how I can restrict the machines that my
children use to attach only to the wireless access point in my home. It seems
that when I try to limit their time online they only have to do a search for
available networks and attach to one in the neighborhood that does not have
encryption, surprisingly there are many available to them. I know that I can
unselect the attach to non prefered networks but it seems they are already
hip to that. Is there a registry entry I can use.

Intel adapters have "mandatory AP" feature (enable thru Proset)
However if your children are so smart they will defeat this restriction too.
--PA

"Lou" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:556A2F53-E595-43C0-A333-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have been trying to figure out how I can restrict the machines that my
> children use to attach only to the wireless access point in my home. It seems
> that when I try to limit their time online they only have to do a search for
> available networks and attach to one in the neighborhood that does not have
> encryption, surprisingly there are many available to them. I know that I can
> unselect the attach to non prefered networks but it seems they are already
> hip to that. Is there a registry entry I can use.

Hi
I assume that you are timing centrally through your Router.
You can add software control to each individual computer to block Internet
access by time schedule.
Example, http://www.agnitum.com/news/security...y2006issue.php
(look at the end of the page).

Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Lou" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:556A2F53-E595-43C0-A333-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have been trying to figure out how I can restrict the machines that my
> children use to attach only to the wireless access point in my home. It
> seems
> that when I try to limit their time online they only have to do a search
> for
> available networks and attach to one in the neighborhood that does not
> have
> encryption, surprisingly there are many available to them. I know that I
> can
> unselect the attach to non prefered networks but it seems they are already
> hip to that. Is there a registry entry I can use.