QUOTE ((G)kudrat @ Mar 17 2009, 12:53 PM)

restrict internet user in a workgroup
I Have Install Windows 2003 Server
I have 40 system in win xp pro workgroup. I want to give some users to access internet and other to restrict the use of internet in workgroup system. I want to manage it from single system .Please advice me is there any way or software to implement this. I will be greatefull if anybody help me solve this problem.
-question by kudrat
kudrat,
It sounds like you have a group of 40 computers that are all going through a single Windows 2003 Server machine which is acting as a gateway to the internet. If that is the case, an easy way to stop certain computers from gaining internet access is to simply give all 40 machines static IP addresses. Then, either in your routing table or in your firewall, simply set a rule that packets going to the outside world from certain IP addresses are either dropped / blocked or just redirected into nothing.
This will make it so that any person who gets on those certain machines will be unable to access the internet, but will still have access to the entire intranet. In a business environment, it is usually set for 1 person per machine. So, it should work for the majority of such cases.
Regards,
z.
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