Steve_Brady
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Isolate a PC from the internet without any physical steps
Hello,
In Windows 7, how do you completely—but reversibly*—isolate a PC from all internet and /or network signals without:
• turning off the computer
• disconnecting the ethernet cord
• disabling the modem or router
• discontinuing payments on your ISP bill
• utilizing any other physical methods
I got to the point shown in the following screenshot but wasn't sure where to go from there.
I even clicked where it says "Connect or disconnect"—which I thought offered the very real possibility of disconnecting (Wouldn't you?)—but all it did is popped up a ...uh... a "pop-up" above my Taskbar tray which gave me the ability to refresh my connection and also link back to where I already was. (Boy, that would give the Excel circular-reference police a heyday!)
And by the way, I'm referring to being isolated from both wireless and wired signals.
Thanks
* i.e. disconnect then reconnect without having to change any connections or reboot
PS Apologies for the attempted levity. It's late. :P
In Windows 7, how do you completely—but reversibly*—isolate a PC from all internet and /or network signals without:
• turning off the computer
• disconnecting the ethernet cord
• disabling the modem or router
• discontinuing payments on your ISP bill
• utilizing any other physical methods
I got to the point shown in the following screenshot but wasn't sure where to go from there.
I even clicked where it says "Connect or disconnect"—which I thought offered the very real possibility of disconnecting (Wouldn't you?)—but all it did is popped up a ...uh... a "pop-up" above my Taskbar tray which gave me the ability to refresh my connection and also link back to where I already was. (Boy, that would give the Excel circular-reference police a heyday!)
And by the way, I'm referring to being isolated from both wireless and wired signals.
Thanks
* i.e. disconnect then reconnect without having to change any connections or reboot
PS Apologies for the attempted levity. It's late. :P
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But all that misses that great personal satifaction you get from cutting the ethernet cable with wire cutters and turning off the router with a hammer. I think you're being short sited about this, Steve.
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set a fake proxy. see attached.
it can be put in a gpo for a domain and targeted to a pc/user.
let me know if that works.
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it can be put in a gpo for a domain and targeted to a pc/user.
let me know if that works.
fakeProxy.jpg
A fake proxy will not prevent local Network access (though access is not defined by the asker)
The "and/or" in the OP was not clear. Which is it?
I don't believe that a fake proxy will isolate you from the LAN. Am I incorrect?
I don't believe that a fake proxy will isolate you from the LAN. Am I incorrect?
a fake proxy won't isolate from LAN - but is that what is meant by "network signals"?
it will isolate internet traffic.
you can create a large host file with all the other LAN entries!!!!
it will isolate internet traffic.
you can create a large host file with all the other LAN entries!!!!
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Great information. Thanks.
On a managed switch, disable the port to which this system is connected.
Could you provide details on what is the point of this?