Does such a thing exist?

[ayabrea38]

I have the main PC connected wired,but the net book,ps3 psp and wii are all wireless.Now is there a router or anything out there that can let me use the net book,but not let the other things get used(Bedtime means bedtime if you get my meaning)
I feel that I am losing out a bit cos it's when the kids are in bed I like to chill to BBC iPlayer and ITV but I cannot trust them to not use the items,removal causes a tantrum till the next day,and I once disabled wireless connection and it took ages to re connect everything.
Any advice would be great
Thanks

[hc4361]

My router is old and basic, a Linksys, but I can go in to the settings and use MAC filtering to turn exclude any machine from connecting via wifi at any, or set, times.
Alternatively I could turn the wifi off altogether and just allow connection via ethernet cable; or restrict the number of wifi connections to 1 (the machine I'm using).
This only works for wifi. The only way to stop the pc connecting via ethernet is to unplug it, as far as I know.

[jake-the-peg]

There are a number of packages that will allow you to restrict the times that your kids can use the internet as well as track their useage and block things like personal information

this is just one example http://www.pcmag.com/...0,2817,1134489,00.asp

[Hammer]

MAC address filtering is the way forwards here, as hc says.

In simple terms it identifies each client (PC, Wii, Netbook, etc) and only allows wireless access to the ones you choose. It’s as simple as clicking a checkbox to allow / deny access to each client once it’s all set up. It also has the added bonus of making your network even more secure than just using a password as no other device can connect unless you specifically allow it.

[ayabrea38]

Thanks for those answers,I will look into the Mac filtering when I am feeling brave!
Thanks all