allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections

[Guest H. S.]

Hello,

 

I forgot the method to allow restricted users to enable and disable

network connections in Windows XP Pro and I am not able to find it on

google. Could somebody point me to the web page which describes the

procedure?

 

Thanks.

 

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[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections

 

 

"H. S." <g_reate_xcalibur@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Hello,

>

> I forgot the method to allow restricted users to enable and disable

> network connections in Windows XP Pro and I am not able to find it on

> google. Could somebody point me to the web page which describes the

> procedure?

>

> Thanks.

>

> --

> ---

> Please remove underscores, if any, from my email address to obtain the

> correct one. Sorry for the trouble but this is to reduce SPAM.

 

You could let them disconnect the network cable.

[Guest Rey Santos]

RE: allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections

 

Right click the connection icon on the system tray > disable

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Rey

 

 

"H. S." wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I forgot the method to allow restricted users to enable and disable

> network connections in Windows XP Pro and I am not able to find it on

> google. Could somebody point me to the web page which describes the

> procedure?

>

> Thanks.

>

> --

> ---

> Please remove underscores, if any, from my email address to obtain the

> correct one. Sorry for the trouble but this is to reduce SPAM.

>

[Guest H.S.]

Re: allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>

> You could let them disconnect the network cable.

>

>

 

er ... there are many situations where this is not a viable option for a

user. Furthermore, what about wireless adapter, it has no cables to

begin with.

[Guest H.S.]

Re: allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections

 

Rey Santos wrote:

> Right click the connection icon on the system tray > disable

 

Are you claiming that a restricted user has the privileges to

enable/disable any network connection in this manner in XP?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections

 

 

"H.S." <hs.samREMOVEMEix@google.com> wrote in message

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> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>

>>

>> You could let them disconnect the network cable.

>

> er ... there are many situations where this is not a viable option for a

> user. Furthermore, what about wireless adapter, it has no cables to begin

> with.

>

 

If your users are validated by a domain then you could elevate

them to local administrators. This would give them the privilege

to do anything on their own machine (which you may or may

not find acceptable) but it won't give them access to other

people's files.

 

Alternatively you could enable/disable the connection indirectly:

Get the user to create a semaphore file which gets picked up by

a scheduled task once every five minutes. It's not elegant but it

works and it creates no security issues if done properly.

[Guest H.S.]

[PLAIN][solved] Re: allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections[/PLAIN]

 

[solved] Re: allow restricted users to enable/disable lan connections

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "H.S." <hs.samREMOVEMEix@google.com> wrote in message

> news:e4DFjPc5IHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>

>>> You could let them disconnect the network cable.

>> er ... there are many situations where this is not a viable option for a

>> user. Furthermore, what about wireless adapter, it has no cables to begin

>> with.

 

Found it:

* KEY: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network

Connections

* DWORD: NC_LanConnect = 1

 

 

Regards.