Is there anyway i can prevent tethering on win 7?

[AsRock]

If you're paying the bill then maybe contact your cell provider and ask them if they can block it.

Nice idea, and if they will not tell them you will have to look in to another provider and might shake them up a bit.

Change his account to none admin , or pick the other simple option that warning him that doing it will end or put his phone out of service.

Disconnect him from your network when your internet is down.

Our daughter tried to be smart and started using the wireless of a unsecured network due to us disabling it though the router, laptop don't have no wireless card any more just not dealing with it.

Got to do what ya gotta do.

 

[dorsetknob]

Seems Almost everyone forgot this is treating the smartphone as a modem

Sorry just had to

his phone provides the internet as an inderpendent modem

Testing tomorow then your need his phone

 

[Bones]

These phones to interface with Windows sometimes require a driver to be installed.
You could check that and see if it's so and if it couldn't be removed/corrupted or monkeyed with somehow, also believe with some at least it's called a modem driver. If the phone can't interface with the PC he's dead in the water period and you know have a clue what happened either. I know it's possible to do a reinstall but hey - You gotta try right?

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

@jboydgolfer what makes you think he hasnt already found this thread?

If changing policy doesnt work you will have to do some creative covert regedits, I believe there are still a few sneaky tweaks you can find that are still around from win95 days.

If you have remote access to his computer, Im sure powershell might be worth looking into as a solution.

 

[Bones]

@jboydgolfer what makes you think he hasnt already found this thread?

If changing policy doesnt work you will have to do some creative covert regedits, I believe there are still a few sneaky tweaks you can find that are still around from win95 days.

If you have remote access to his computer, Im sure powershell might be worth looking into as a solution.

Thought of that right after I posted - He could be checking out the thread and already know what's up.
All I can say is good luck!

 

[eidairaman1]

Hello,

as it says in the title, im looking for away to Stop my nephew from tethering his Mobile phone to his PC when our home internet is shut off. I discovered he was doing this a while back, and it really pi$$es me off. I know telling him not to do it is always the best bet, but he is a teenager, and so here i am. I also run openDNS, for filtering, and dont like him subverting our family rules when those rules are inconvenient, both for "parental" reasons, and because of the security issues that this type of tethering could possibly expose my home network to.

his PC is windows 7-i believe he has admin privileges, so that complicates it
his phone is an android phone of some type.
he simply activates tethering, and plugs it into his usb port, and he's off.

i might be SOL, but i figured id ask before i started taking his PC's power cord

thanks in advance

EDIT**

please note that this is my nephew who i care for Full time, & his bolognahead father gave him the phone, so i cant simply remove data, or reduce it via his mobile plan...as im not the person in control of it.

Tell his parents, take his phone away and have it admin locked, same with the computer. If he is under your roof he has to follow the rules or face punishment


You can remove that driver and disable the removal and installation of drivers

 

[EarthDog]

Tell him not to do it anymore or he gets NADA...

Trust, but verify. Give hte boy enough rope to hang himself. Hopefully he doesn't.

 

[Aquinus]

Simple, turn off the circuit to the shithead's room. Even batteries need to be recharged.

 

[jboydgolfer]

i spoke with him earlier. I told him id just revoke his admin privileges , and he'd have to get me to enter a password every time he wanted to install something, etc.

But I also explained to him that there's a possibility of a security risk since he is bypassing my DNS filters. Basically it's my Internet, it's my home network, so I asked him to respect my wishes. I just wish it was that simple

 

[eidairaman1]

i spoke with him earlier. I told him id just revoke his admin privileges , and he'd have to get me to enter a password every time he wanted to install something, etc.

But I also explained to him that there's a possibility of a security risk since he is bypassing my DNS filters. Basically it's my Internet, it's my home network, so I asked him to respect my wishes. I just wish it was that simple

Well he can face punishment for subverting your security

 

[jboydgolfer]

Well he can face punishment for subverting your security

i agree with that sentiment. when i was a kid, my father kicked me out of the car once for changing the radio station....we were almost 10 miles from home, i never switched the station again....then there was the Belt. Sadly, that type of "correction" isnt allowed any longer, which is why the millennial generation is a bunch of wimps who cant comprehend responsibility, or self sufficiency. Neither can they grasp that everyone DOESNT deserve a trophy, you cant be whatever you want to when You grow up, and outcome is DIRECTLY tied to INPUT. a generation of Baby boomers spoiling their kids, and letting them run wild, and Poof.....values are gonzo

but im off on a tangent now, so i digress.

 

[eidairaman1]

i agree with that sentiment. when i was a kid, my father kicked me out of the car once for changing the radio station....we were almost 10 miles from home, i never switched the station again....then there was the Belt. Sadly, that type of "correction" isnt allowed any longer, which is why the millennial generation is a bunch of wimps who cant comprehend responsibility, or self sufficiency. Neither can they grasp that everyone DOESNT deserve a trophy, you cant be whatever you want to when You grow up, and outcome is DIRECTLY tied to INPUT. a generation of Baby boomers spoiling their kids, and letting them run wild, and Poof.....values are gonzo

but im off on a tangent now, so i digress.

There's a difference between a whippin, which is discipline, and a beating which is abuse.

He needs to respect your authority.

 

[jboydgolfer]

There's a difference between a whippin, which is discipline, and a beating which is abuse.

He needs to respect your authority.

I'm very aware of the difference. I'm just trying my best (and often failing) to get him to listen out of respect. Anyway thanks for the feedback , this is getting off topic now. Ty vm

 

[eidairaman1]

I'm very aware of the difference. I'm just trying my best (and often failing) to get him to listen out of respect. Anyway thanks for the feedback is getting off topic now

No worries on that front. He doesn't respect your authority, take his power cords away each night and that his use of the computer will be monitored till he can respect your authority.

 

[Bones]

i agree with that sentiment. when i was a kid, my father kicked me out of the car once for changing the radio station....we were almost 10 miles from home, i never switched the station again....then there was the Belt. Sadly, that type of "correction" isnt allowed any longer, which is why the millennial generation is a bunch of wimps who cant comprehend responsibility, or self sufficiency. Neither can they grasp that everyone DOESNT deserve a trophy, you cant be whatever you want to when You grow up, and outcome is DIRECTLY tied to INPUT. a generation of Baby boomers spoiling their kids, and letting them run wild, and Poof.....values are gonzo

but im off on a tangent now, so i digress.

I'll describe how it was for me.

First you were told, then you was showed..... Simple as that.
No asking, arguing, back and forth or anything else.

 

[eidairaman1]

Another major suggestion is to take the computer out of any private room and put it in the living room so that you can monitor the usage and that he can't sneak onto it at night and hook his phone up to it and that if he continues his actions that he won't have a computer and he won't have a phone and that until he is able to show you the respect you deserve that you're the authoritarian in that household that he won't get his stuff back and that he can do things old fashioned way before he had the privilege of being able to have a phone and a computer.

tell him if he doesn't have the time don't do the crime

 

[biffzinker]

I'm just trying my best (and often failing) to get him to listen out of respect.

Ah yes, the younger generations and a lack of or no respect, sounds familiar. My youngest brother has that issue and probably still does even though he is coming up on 30 yrs old.

 

[R-T-B]

i agree with that sentiment. when i was a kid, my father kicked me out of the car once for changing the radio station....we were almost 10 miles from home, i never switched the station again....then there was the Belt. Sadly, that type of "correction" isnt allowed any longer, which is why the millennial generation is a bunch of wimps who cant comprehend responsibility, or self sufficiency. Neither can they grasp that everyone DOESNT deserve a trophy, you cant be whatever you want to when You grow up, and outcome is DIRECTLY tied to INPUT. a generation of Baby boomers spoiling their kids, and letting them run wild, and Poof.....values are gonzo

I'm a member of this generation and frankly you couldn't be more off. Keep in mind people have felt the youth are going to "hell in a handbasket" since Socrates was doing his philosophy thing.

but im off on a tangent now, so i digress.

Fair enough. Let's leave it there.

 

[EarthDog]

Sterotypes exist for a reason.

 

[Aquinus]

@R-T-B, @jboydgolfer: I think you're both correct actually and I think that technology plays a huge factor in addition to proper parenting. You should see my daughter get upset when I take the tablet away from her but, guess what, I take it away and no amount of crying, kicking, or screaming is going to change my mind when I do. She'll get over it. I think the combination of parents being push-overs as well as constant exposure to technology is a rapidly growing problem... at least it seems to be, here in the United States.

 

[EarthDog]

@R-T-B, @jboydgolfer: I think you're both correct actually and I think that technology plays a huge factor in addition to proper parenting. You should see my daughter get upset when I take the tablet away from her but, guess what, I take it away and no amount of crying, kicking, or screaming is going to change my mind when I do. She'll get over it. I think the combination of parents being push-overs as well as constant exposure to technology is a rapidly growing problem... at least it seems to be, here in the United States.

Thanks isnt enough... +1.

And really its more the parents fault for not setting proper boundaries. Or, when they are breached, there arent any consequences.

Id really look at fixing the issue (the kid) than taking time for preventative measures.

I.e... last warning.. no tethering or.....and follow through with the consequence.

 

[Aquinus]

Thanks isnt enough... +1.

And really its more the parents fault for not setting proper boundaries. Or, when they are breached, there arent any consequences.

Id really look at fixing the issue (the kid) than taking time for preventative measures.

I.e... last warning..no no tethering or.....and follow through with the consequence.

Otherwise the little shit will know that he can get away with it and will call your bluff which is bad.

 

[jboydgolfer]

He listens for the most part, but teenagers arent easy to deal with. Anyone who expects a teenager to behave rational, and sensible all the time is foolish, it just doesn't happen for the most part. Teenage years are the years when a kid begins to interact with people and opinions from outside the house, and they start to form ideas of their own as they become adults, its always been a precarious time for parents and children. I have no issue with that, and you should expect hiccups along the way, but as a parent it is your duty to show by example, and by teaching what is the right, and wrong way to live Your life. Sometimes that takes discipline, sometime they get it on their own.

I spoke with him yesterday about this matter, and I am pretty confident i got through to him, Sometimes i just like to proactively look into the "plan B" just so im prepared if he doesn't listen, which is why i posed this question in he OP.

 

[EarthDog]

Good luck man.. keep us posted on how he does!

 

[Papahyooie]

I realize this is immaterial, but I'm curious. And I'm in no way saying that you're wrong. You absolutely have the right as a parent to determine what he does...

But my question is this: If he's tethering his PC to the phone, then he's not on your network at all, right? He's got his own connection, and unless I'm missing something, there's no security risk to your network. Unless you mean the possibility that he might catch something while using the phone tether, and then introduce it to your network later by tapping back into your network. That's a valid concern, I suppose.

If that's the case, here might be a simple yet creative solution... If he refuses to follow your orders and help safeguard the network, and he thinks he can get away with it because it's *his* hardware... then block him from using yours. Tell him to tether all he likes, but when his data runs out in a few days, he's SOL. Because he's not getting back on your network. Just an idea. Sometimes with kids who have decided they can do what they want... the best way to let them learn their lesson is to let them see what it's like without your help...

On the other hand... When I was around middle-school age, in my infinite tween wisdom, I decided that I was going to do what I wished regardless of what my parents said. Stopped doing my homework, wouldn't do chores, sat around playing video games all day. My mother and father had enough. They grounded me to my room for what amounted to nearly a year. (My parents had ironclad resolve.... I suppose that's where i get my stubbornness myself...) But not only that, but they took everything out of it. My TV, computer, video games, (we didn't have smartphones back then or that would have been included too) Everything was taken away. I had a bed... and a bookshelf. I was allowed to stock the bookshelf.

It was the best thing my parents ever did for me. I stocked my bookshelf with any and every kind of book you could imagine. Novels, encyclopedias, science journals, textbooks... whatever. And I read. I read and read and read. At first my mother was furious because I didn't seem to mind the punishment... but she was conflicted about whether taking away book was a smart move... so they remained. I imagine my IQ doubled in that year.

Now as an adult, I know that it was the best thing they ever did to me, and I've thanked them for it even.

Just an idea.