Guest Jerim Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 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 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 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 -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 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? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "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 Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 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]. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
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