Password Protect

OVERTHEODDS

Can anyone tell me how to deny access to the internet on my home pc using a password?

NellyLock

is it broadband or dialup internet?

OVERTHEODDS

It's Broadband.

squeaky

OVERTHEODDS wrote:

It's Broadband.

In the start-up connection bit for my broadband there's a place for the password - which you must have "somewhere". There's also a box that says [tick] remember my password.
As long as you know what your current password is (this is a must) you could untick the remember box. You'd have to fill the password every time you connected - but no one else could do it.

Browntoa

unless it's Btbroadband...then there is NO password....

you could remove the connection button from every user apart from the Admin user (yours, and password protect the Admin User logon) and then you would need to connect the internet for them each time (it says connected when you log-off your user-id and switch to theirs)

squeaky

Browntoa wrote:

unless it's Btbroadband...then there is NO password....

Then I'm darn glad I'm not with bt because I can't see what would stop somebody from logging on with my username and reading my emails if there's no password?

Debt_Free_Chick

Which OS are you using? Surely, you prevent access to everything under your profile by logging on under your username, when you start up?

-TangleFoot-

squeaky wrote:

I'm darn glad I'm not with bt because I can't see what would stop somebody from logging on with my username and reading my emails if there's no password

Well, your own e-mail account's username and password would prevent that.

The only circumstance I know of where a single username and password allow access to both your broadband connection and e-mail account is with AOL, and their software doesn't allow you create an account without a password anyway!

scheming_gypsy

if it's just email you're bothered about then password protect your accounts.. in Outlook you can password protect your .pst file so it can't be opened and in Express you can protect your OE identity

OVERTHEODDS

Thanks all. I have now created a separate account with limited use for my 'other user' from the start menu and as I am administrator/owner I need a password to log on and also access the internet. Hopefully this will afford me the peace of mind I need.