I'm looking for different methods of disabling all internet access that work on XP and Vista. It would need to be reversible. Preferably, these methods would be accessible through a python program (not the best for the task, but it's all I know).
Some things I've considered:
Modifying the registry in ...Software\Mic rosoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Internet Settings -- Unfortunately, this doesn't block Firefox. (Does Firefox have a registry setting that can disable it?)
Disable Ethernet card -- I have no idea how to do this
Block all ports -- Again, clueless on the execution of this strategy.
Does anyone have any ideas for disabling the internet or rendering all browsers useless? Or any instructions to help me implement these solutions?
4  3734  Nepomuk 3,112
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How about pulling the network plug? ;-)
Now, to be serious, I found these online (but have not tested them): disable network: - netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection " DISABLE
enable network: - netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection " ENABLE
These are windows cmd command lines, so you'll have to call them via python. I don't know how to run system calls via python, but I'm sure you'll find out.
Hope that works!
Greetings,
Nepomuk
Unfortunately, those commands don't seem to work. When I run either of them, a console pops up, prints something, and disappears in the blink of an eye (and the internet still works). Presumably it prints some kind of error, but I don't know how to halt a console in order to read it.
Apparently it also may have some trouble in general, running in XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262265/en-us/
Calling the command line from python isn't very difficult at all, so if those commands had worked, it would have been gravy. Microsoft's workaround sounds tricky, though, so I'd still welcome other suggestions.
Nepomuk 3,112
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Unfortunately, those commands don't seem to work. When I run either of them, a console pops up, prints something, and disappears in the blink of an eye (and the internet still works). Presumably it prints some kind of error, but I don't know how to halt a console in order to read it.
Apparently it also may have some trouble in general, running in XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262265/en-us/
Calling the command line from python isn't very difficult at all, so if those commands had worked, it would have been gravy. Microsoft's workaround sounds tricky, though, so I'd still welcome other suggestions.
Open cmd: Start -> Run -> cmd -> OK and run the commands from there. That way, you'll be able to read any kind of error it might give you.
Also, you can check out the commands manual with
Apparently, the "set" command is the one you probably have to focus on.
Greetings,
Nepomuk
Or for that matter, you can go into the Network Connections [Control Panel -> Network Connections] folder and right-click each network adapter and click Disable.
I don't know if you planned on doing this programatically or not.
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