Restricting internet connection +repz

[Blinger]

Hey technology fellas, I have a somewhat basic question, I want to restrict the internet from my housemate because he doesn't help pay the bill (it's under my name). I am connected by wireless and he is using a LAN cable so even if I change the pass it doesn't effect him! I don't want to just unplug the cable because that'd be too obvious; so it has to be by the router!
How would I go about this?

The setup is as follows:
ADSL 2+.
4 wireless devices (atleast), (3 x android devices, 1 x wireless laptop).
Modem/Router is model Netgear N100 Wireless Router.

yeah, that's all I know!

[N!ck]

Talk to your house mate about helping to pay the bill?

[Recursion]

Either get him to pay the bill or enable MAC address filtering on the router.

At work, something like this would be classed as a "managerial" issue rather than a "technological" issue ;)

[Blinger]

Either get him to pay the bill or enable MAC address filtering on the router.

At work, something like this would be classed as a "managerial" issue rather than a "technological" issue ;)

Alrighty then! Does my router support Mac address filtering? How do I set that up? (That actually flies over my head!)


Talk to your house mate about helping to pay the bill?

Yep I know but he is very "yeah ill pay it, sure sure." And then not pay at all. Trust me, I have tried this! I'm really not going to chase him around for 30 bucks a month if I can do this!

[Jack!]

Alrighty then! Does my router support Mac address filtering? How do I set that up? (That actually flies over my head!)



Yep I know but he is very "yeah ill pay it, sure sure." And then not pay at all. Trust me, I have tried this! I'm really not going to chase him around for 30 bucks a month if I can do this!

Login in the route modem, Under advanced look for MAC Filtering or something like that, add your MAC, then set it to only allow connection from that MAC (You can find you MAC Code in Connected Devices, you will have to add each device)

[Chippiewill]

Either get him to pay the bill or enable MAC address filtering on the router.

At work, something like this would be classed as a "managerial" issue rather than a "technological" issue ;)
MAC address filtering is more of an inconvenience than anything else.

Just forward all the random ports to him, eventually he'll get a virus. Or failing that, unplug him from your router?!

[Recursion]

MAC address filtering is more of an inconvenience than anything else.

Just forward all the random ports to him, eventually he'll get a virus. Or failing that, unplug him from your router?!

I disagree, in this situation it'd be perfect.

[ChristopherH]

Why not setup timing controls on His Static IP assigned to his PC?

In My router if i want to Block someone from the internet from maybe 5-am to 4:55am I could just Look at there static ip:
Network & Sharing Center -> Change Adapter Settings -> (Right-click) Properties -> IPV 4 Address (Double Click) -> Ip Address Will display.

Then go into my Router and Setup that maybe the ip 192.168.0.10 Cannot access port 80 during the hours of: 5am to 4:55am (Basically 24hours.) All Routers should support this.


< Correction: The Tool is called Port-Blocking and it will come in handy, If he does not have a static ip google how to set one up and do it while he is not home. It is not hard to do at all. Should take 3min aprox. >

[Recursion]

Why not setup timing controls on His Static IP assigned to his PC?

In My router if i want to Block someone from the internet from maybe 5-am to 4:55am I could just Look at there static ip:
Network & Sharing Center -> Change Adapter Settings -> (Right-click) Properties -> IPV 4 Address (Double Click) -> Ip Address Will display.

Then go into my Router and Setup that maybe the ip 192.168.0.10 Cannot access port 80 during the hours of: 5am to 4:55am (Basically 24hours.) All Routers should support this.


< Correction: The Tool is called Port-Blocking and it will come in handy, If he does not have a static ip google how to set one up and do it while he is not home. It is not hard to do at all. Should take 3min aprox. >

Not at all difficult to circumvent though.

I still stick by my guns here and suggest MAC address filtering, yes it may be a bit of a hassle when you get new devices, but it's slightly​ harder to circumvent than a simple static IP block.

[Chippiewill]

Not at all difficult to circumvent though.

I still stick by my guns here and suggest MAC address filtering, yes it may be a bit of a hassle when you get new devices, but it's slightly​ harder to circumvent than a simple static IP block.
Static IP is applied to a MAC address so to override one is to override the other.

[Stephen!]

Glue all of the LAN ports so he is forced to use wireless.

[Recursion]

Static IP is applied to a MAC address so to override one is to override the other.

It's still a lot more difficult for your average user to change a MAC address than it is IP though.

[ChristopherH]

It's still a lot more difficult for your average user to change a MAC address than it is IP though.

I agree with you, But if the user is not fluent with Networking / IP's and does not have internet connection he will not know how to change this, and probably be too scared to as he will think it Will Break his PC.

[Blinger]

Just am update, I can't do Mac filtering as such.. there is no actual option for that!
Ill post my.options later today!

[Plucked]

enable MAC address filtering on the router

[Tomm]

Took me 3 clicks from the network connection's properties to get to this:

http://i.imgur.com/ngp88.png

Also takes 3 clicks to change the static IP as well xD

(assuming the nic your using supports changing of the mac via its properties, not all do)

Although the MAC address filtering will still work best as you'll still need to actually find an allowed MAC address and it won't work very well if the other's device that you stole the MAC address from is actually also on the network at the same time.

Tis the best solution without over complicating it.


It's still a lot more difficult for your average user to change a MAC address than it is IP though.