Monitoring internet usage in the house- feckin teenagers

[vetran]

I know you are, but what am I?

oh so Clarkson like. Did you punch the producer?

[vwdan]

Just to warn you, that what you're starting here is a serious cat and mouse game. There are VPNs and all sorts of ways around restrictions and I suspect he's got more time, patience and dedication to finding workarounds than you have stopping it.

I agree with people pointing you at router settings - you want to be doing this at a network level, at least initially. At the very least you should be able to disrupt his gaming as that'll suck over VPN etc. Doesn't mean he's going to start doing work, though.

You could look at open DNS for a start: Home Internet Security | OpenDNS where you change your routers DNS server (VERY easy to bypass his side, though, by setting a different DNS server on his machine)

But, ultimately, I do think this has to be parenting first. I..e, physical intervention - can't be trusted, then you work in the kitchen.

[psychocandy]

Just to warn you, that what you're starting here is a serious cat and mouse game. There are VPNs and all sorts of ways around restrictions and I suspect he's got more time, patience and dedication to finding workarounds than you have stopping it.

I agree with people pointing you at router settings - you want to be doing this at a network level, at least initially. At the very least you should be able to disrupt his gaming as that'll suck over VPN etc. Doesn't mean he's going to start doing work, though.

You could look at open DNS for a start: Home Internet Security | OpenDNS where you change your routers DNS server (VERY easy to bypass his side, though, by setting a different DNS server on his machine)

But, ultimately, I do think this has to be parenting first. I..e, physical intervention - can't be trusted, then you work in the kitchen.

oh yes been there. Mac address blocking - he worked that one out.

[psychocandy]

Block his MAC address on the router.

Tried in the past - he worked out how to spoof it...

[psychocandy]

What are his plans for after GCSEs?

Can you work towards those?

Doing work for the sake of it will not wash with many teenagers.

A levels. Yeh all he can see at the moment is "exams cancelled why bother?"

He honestly is planning 16 hours a day on online gaming x however many months.

[SueEllen]

Tried in the past - he worked out how to spoof it...

Should get him to do a hacking course ensuring it has the law on hacking in it.

You may as well get him trained up for something he can easily do and make a living from.

[SueEllen]

Oh and he would be a key worker if he was working and trained...

[mjcp]

let him have CoD, but block the porn

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[escapeUK]

So schools are off....
Teen doing his GCSEs this year. Decided theres no point now.

But isn't he right? Schools said no exams and they are just going to give them a grade from teachers experience. Might as well let him enjoy himself, its not like there's gonna be any jobs for this corona generation.