Connecting to the internet with no hub?!

Jet

Through my bt and through the hub. There is nothing on his PC.

securityguy

So take the computer away.

But this does all seem like dysfunctional family favourites. It's not a technology problem. Why do you have controls on a 16 year old? It's his problem if he fails his exams or whatever, not yours.

StuC75

what devices are connected to the partners office? has he hard wired an old hub in as an Access Point (the broadcast of which might be turned off), which he then connects via wifi..

It does seem an odd level of control for a 16 year old though. Simplest option might be to switch the electric off? or remove the computer..

Stiggy

Jet wrote: »

Through my bt and through the hub. There is nothing on his PC.

If the PC is running Windows 7 or 8 then there are all sorts of controls you can impose.


You setup a new user account, with a password, for yourself. You then impose controls on your son's account.


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/products/features/parental-controls

Jet

He is running windows 7.

It's his own pc he saved for over 2 years for and custom built himself.

I've wanted to trust him but it seems I can't do that any more.

emptybox

I think BT Home Hubs have a section of the bandwidth given over to public wifi that anyone with BT Broadband can access.
You have to agree to it on setup, but in return you get access to the public wifi part on others' routers when you are out and about. You probably need a password for this, but that probably wouldn't be too difficult to find out.

(I don't have BT broadband, but my Brother does, so may have it slightly wrong?)

Is it possible he is accessing this part on your partner's router?
If so, it won't come back to you if he accesses something illegal, as this public wifi part is separate from your home account, I think.

Stiggy

Jet wrote: »

He is running windows 7.

It's his own pc he saved for over 2 years for and custom built himself.

I've wanted to trust him but it seems I can't do that any more.

It's his PC (in theory) but it's connected to your network in your home.


If he took a PC to school/college he would have to work under the IT policy of that organisation. You just need to make the same stand.

Jet

So if my partner turned his office router off at night, that would solve any public wifi problem? I've taken it off our own router in the house.

emptybox

Jet wrote: »

So if my partner turned his office router off at night, that would solve any public wifi problem? I've taken it off our own router in the house.

If that's what's happening.
But if the only BT routers within half a mile are yours and your partners, and the internet access is definitely through a BT HUb, then I don't see what else it could be?
Only question is, I think they are usually named something like "BT Fon".

Gloomendoom

Have you checked what wifi networks are available after you have turned off your router?