OT asswads (sigh... take that with a grain of salt - real post inside)

[zCypher]

I posted this in OT but they were being asswads in there, so I'll post this where it belongs in hope that someone will overlook my "rude posting" and help me out 😛 lol.. here goes

... one of the computers at work, the guy who brought it in needs a way to block access to the internet or have it only accessible by one user, password protected or some such. Before doing anything I installed the latest build of Phoenix, and hid the IE icons. HOwever it's still possible to get to IE if you really want to (WinXP) - and anybody can access Phoenix.

So I'm thinking, with Phoenix as the default browser, is there a way to password protect it or something, or only allow access to particular users?

thanks in advance

 

[n0cmonkey]

They were not being "asswads," only me.

First, start off with a software firewall like Kerio. You should be able to set it up to block IE from ever touching the net. Second, password protect it so people cannot go in and muck with the rules.

Next, open up Phoenix with the password management thingy (phoenix.exe -p from the run dialog box). See if it has a way to make someone use a password when selecting a profile. I know Netscape did, but I have not looked for the option on Phoenix. Set the default profile to a decent password and you should be set.

From there I would just make sure that permissions are set properly.

In fact, with permissions, you could change permissions and possibly ownerships of some files to definitely not allow users to access some things, but someone with more windows knowledge should help out there.


Now, was that tough? 😉

 

[zCypher]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
They were not being "asswads," only me.

Fair enough

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
First, start off with a software firewall like Kerio. You should be able to set it up to block IE from ever touching the net. Second, password protect it so people cannot go in and muck with the rules.

That's true, I didn't think about that. What is Kerio though? I never heard of that one, maybe I'm out of the loop. I know of programs like ZoneAlarm, but from what I remember (and personal experience), that one's not too good.

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Next, open up Phoenix with the password management thingy (phoenix.exe -p from the run dialog box). See if it has a way to make someone use a password when selecting a profile. I know Netscape did, but I have not looked for the option on Phoenix. Set the default profile to a decent password and you should be set.

Tried that with Phoenix and Mozilla 1.4a - couldn't password protect either one! wtf!

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

In fact, with permissions, you could change permissions and possibly ownerships of some files to definitely not allow users to access some things, but someone with more windows knowledge should help out there.

I'll have to check that one out, thanks.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: zCypher

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
They were not being "asswads," only me.

Fair enough

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
First, start off with a software firewall like Kerio. You should be able to set it up to block IE from ever touching the net. Second, password protect it so people cannot go in and muck with the rules.

That's true, I didn't think about that. What is Kerio though? I never heard of that one, maybe I'm out of the loop. I know of programs like ZoneAlarm, but from what I remember (and personal experience), that one's not too good.

Tiny Personal Firewall went corporate and spin off Kerio, I think. Its decent, I use it. Tiny is another one I liked.

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Next, open up Phoenix with the password management thingy (phoenix.exe -p from the run dialog box). See if it has a way to make someone use a password when selecting a profile. I know Netscape did, but I have not looked for the option on Phoenix. Set the default profile to a decent password and you should be set.

Tried that with Phoenix and Mozilla 1.4a - couldn't password protect either one! wtf!

Don't know, but if people are using different login accounts, permissions should be able to solve this (block profile files from everyone)

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

In fact, with permissions, you could change permissions and possibly ownerships of some files to definitely not allow users to access some things, but someone with more windows knowledge should help out there.

I'll have to check that one out, thanks.

🙂