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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 323687" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>Depending on which parental controls you are using, difficult child may be able to bypass by going in through a different browser. Mine did that.</p><p> </p><p>Also, there's "safe mode" that has to be password protected separately. My resourceful difficult child called in to my ISP in the middle of the night, pretended to be me, and was able to get all kinds of info from the helpful tech support team, bypassing many of my safeguards. Lovely. I didn't even know about "safe mode." </p><p> </p><p>Yes. I just saw klmno's post. Hitting F8 repeatedly gets you there. You just need to get there first and password protect it.</p><p> </p><p>Fit-throwing with the ISP really doesn't do much good, by the way. Pasword protect the account all you want to, but if you call in and say you forgot the password, all it takes is some easily accessible information any difficult child can get, in order to get right back in to the informative technicians.</p><p> </p><p>Has difficult child actually shown the ability to hack a password or just the ability to bypass the need for one? I'm thinking the passwords may be all you need--on every account, of course. Plus disabling the guest account.</p><p> </p><p>You can also put your system on wireless if you haven't already. Then all you have to do is unplug the cable from the modem when you want to shut down all internet access in your house. That's what I did. The modem is in my bedroom, and my bedroom was deadbolted most of the time. Phones can be shut off the same way if the line runs through the modem. Otherwise, unplug from the interface box on the outside of the house. This box is easily padlocked if needed. The phone company uses a different access point to the box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 323687, member: 8226"] Depending on which parental controls you are using, difficult child may be able to bypass by going in through a different browser. Mine did that. Also, there's "safe mode" that has to be password protected separately. My resourceful difficult child called in to my ISP in the middle of the night, pretended to be me, and was able to get all kinds of info from the helpful tech support team, bypassing many of my safeguards. Lovely. I didn't even know about "safe mode." Yes. I just saw klmno's post. Hitting F8 repeatedly gets you there. You just need to get there first and password protect it. Fit-throwing with the ISP really doesn't do much good, by the way. Pasword protect the account all you want to, but if you call in and say you forgot the password, all it takes is some easily accessible information any difficult child can get, in order to get right back in to the informative technicians. Has difficult child actually shown the ability to hack a password or just the ability to bypass the need for one? I'm thinking the passwords may be all you need--on every account, of course. Plus disabling the guest account. You can also put your system on wireless if you haven't already. Then all you have to do is unplug the cable from the modem when you want to shut down all internet access in your house. That's what I did. The modem is in my bedroom, and my bedroom was deadbolted most of the time. Phones can be shut off the same way if the line runs through the modem. Otherwise, unplug from the interface box on the outside of the house. This box is easily padlocked if needed. The phone company uses a different access point to the box. [/QUOTE]
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