how to limit internet access?

[kingsrook7]

In a W2k srv-pro envirn, how do I limit a user on a W2k pro wrkstn to only one url?
Thank you.

 

[Nothinman]

Force them to go through a proxy and only let the proxy allow that one url.

 

[kingsrook7]

thanks, but that's not an option. How do I do it either through the OS, or the browser?

 

[GigaCluster]

If you have control of the webserver of that one site that you wish to allow, run it on a non-standard port (like 8274), then install a firewall on the "kiosk machine" to block port 80 while allowing port 8274.
If you don't have control, then you can use a parental control program.
If installing any software to the "kiosk machine" isn't an option, I cannot think of any way to set this up with built-in Windows or MSIE options.

 

[mikecel79]

What about editing the hosts file to point all DNS queries the IP address of the website? That should work, but I don't know if you can do that with the hosts file in Win2k. I know on a Linux box it's possible.

 

[GigaCluster]

Originally posted by: mikecel79
What about editing the hosts file to point all DNS queries the IP address of the website? That should work, but I don't know if you can do that with the hosts file in Win2k. I know on a Linux box it's possible.

I thought about that, but I didn't think there was a way to use wildcards in the file.