with -> w/
Anyone have opinions on whether that's a more readable abbreviation?
Doing this kind of thing requires the child to have a consistent IP. (I tried a static IP, it causes problems if he ever takes the laptop out of our house.)
(Thinking about a scheduled task which reports its IP to the home server, so at least I know what it is all the time...)
1. Start -> Settings
2. Network & Internet -> wifi
3. Find the WiFi adapter, and click 'Advanced options' link
4. Set 'Random Hardware Addresses' to 'off'
On Android (well, at least on Pixel), this can be turned off on a per-wifi-network level, so you can turn it off for your home network, but still have it on (default) for all others.
I can’t find “Random Hardware Addresses” anywhere
Key though is corporate infosec is similar to home infosec. If the user has local admin access, then the user can change any configuration.
But I do wonder if bandwidth limiting certain types of applications would be more effective, like reverse qos. There was a post a week or so ago on HN about adding delay to websites that sucks away productivity.
edit: I went and did that on my home router (a ubnt ER-X) and was pleasantly surprised by how granular its DPI and QoS categorizes applications (by protocols, by domain, IM, social network, P2P). It even allows you to make your own categories of apps that are (ab)used often, and rate limit access to them on a range of local IP. I'm hoping that this would be more subtle than an outright block, and the not so instant gratification lead to voluntary reduction of mindless consumption.
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Now, I'm sure they will not find that very funny, so that may be an opportunity to teach them what automated surveillance is about...
But that little discussion we have reminds him that I'm the parent and that I do that for n good reasons. He also has a space to disagree and sometimes I just cook what he loves and take care of doing it exactly how he wants it.
A computer is 10000 light years away from that, AFAIC...
