Restrict dialup number

[Guest Jerim]

We are fixing to be giving some computers away to needy children and

will be providing free internet. The machines run Windows 98 as they

are quite old. We want a way to lock in a dialup number that they can

not change.

 

The reason for this is that we have dialup numbers for our regular

customers which cost us per unique login and then we have dialup

numbers for these computers for which we are charged a flat rate. If

someone starts changing the numbers on these computers to the numbers

we are charged unique logins for, then we will start losing a good bit

of money on the deal.

[Guest Franc Zabkar]

Re: Restrict dialup number

 

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:32:21 -0700 (PDT), Jerim <wyount@gmail.com> put

finger to keyboard and composed:

>We are fixing to be giving some computers away to needy children and

>will be providing free internet. The machines run Windows 98 as they

>are quite old. We want a way to lock in a dialup number that they can

>not change.

>

>The reason for this is that we have dialup numbers for our regular

>customers which cost us per unique login and then we have dialup

>numbers for these computers for which we are charged a flat rate. If

>someone starts changing the numbers on these computers to the numbers

>we are charged unique logins for, then we will start losing a good bit

>of money on the deal.

 

I can't how you can achieve what you want. In the past I have seen

ISP-locked "hard" modems whose firmware was doctored so that it would

only dial the one number, but I would think that "soft" or

controllerless modems (which represent the majority) would be immune

to locking. AFAICS, the only way to police your free Internet accounts

would be via authentication at the ISP end.

 

- Franc Zabkar

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[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Restrict dialup number

 

Are you referring to a drop-down list of remembered numbers or just to

manually entered numbers? Are these machines being given to the children or

just shared?

 

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"Jerim" <wyount@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:1968f758-67d6-4032-9f92-1d902986b1ee@f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> We are fixing to be giving some computers away to needy children and

> will be providing free internet. The machines run Windows 98 as they

> are quite old. We want a way to lock in a dialup number that they can

> not change.

>

> The reason for this is that we have dialup numbers for our regular

> customers which cost us per unique login and then we have dialup

> numbers for these computers for which we are charged a flat rate. If

> someone starts changing the numbers on these computers to the numbers

> we are charged unique logins for, then we will start losing a good bit

> of money on the deal.

[Guest MEB]

Re: Restrict dialup number

 

 

"Jerim" <wyount@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:1968f758-67d6-4032-9f92-1d902986b1ee@f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

| We are fixing to be giving some computers away to needy children and

| will be providing free internet. The machines run Windows 98 as they

| are quite old. We want a way to lock in a dialup number that they can

| not change.

|

| The reason for this is that we have dialup numbers for our regular

| customers which cost us per unique login and then we have dialup

| numbers for these computers for which we are charged a flat rate. If

| someone starts changing the numbers on these computers to the numbers

| we are charged unique logins for, then we will start losing a good bit

| of money on the deal.

 

There are a few ways:

 

AFTER setting up the dialer and IE, find and download the reg files to

remove access to the dialer setup interface [from Control Panel, IE, AND

elsewhere].

Several sites offer these reg files. You're looking for DUN and IE regs, and

Control Panel regs. If using a different browser, make sure that it uses the

default connection/dialer. Its also a good idea to block access to the

command prompt, RUN, REGEDIT, and several other areas, so the inquisitive

minds don't mess around with other settings as well.

Keep the regs so you can re-install access should you need it [you may need

to manually modify the regs to replace the removed entries].

 

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