Internet access in a LAN

We are using a LAN of 45 Computers. Most using Windows XP as OS and few
Windows 2000. and we have a Broad Band Internet Connection in a Host Computer
(Windows XP). And all other computers in this LAN now accessing internet.
My question is that ... we need only a few computers can access Internet
while maintaining this LAN ( All Computers can communicate locally but few
computers can access Internet)

Robert
Tue Jun 17 06:32:02 PDT 2008

You may have many options (see below link). In your case, you may create
logon batch file to change the proxy settings and give a fake IP address. By
the way, if I had over 10 computer, I might buy a server.
how to restrict internet access
How to restrict Internet Access. You may have many options to disable
a user or computer to access the Internet. Some options can be adopted for
many users ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Internet/restrictie0.htm


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"nalinanil" <nalinanil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08E3FDCA-FBF3-45F3-99D9-94476BF21172@microsoft.com...
> We are using a LAN of 45 Computers. Most using Windows XP as OS and few
> Windows 2000. and we have a Broad Band Internet Connection in a Host
> Computer
> (Windows XP). And all other computers in this LAN now accessing internet.
> My question is that ... we need only a few computers can access Internet
> while maintaining this LAN ( All Computers can communicate locally but few
> computers can access Internet)

smlunatick
Wed Jun 18 09:54:00 PDT 2008

On Jun 17, 7:44=A0am, nalinanil <nalina...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> We are using a LAN of 45 Computers. Most using Windows XP as OS and few
> Windows 2000. and we have a Broad Band Internet Connection in a Host Comp=
uter
> (Windows XP). =A0And all other computers in this LAN now accessing intern=
et.
> My question is that ... we need only a few computers can access Internet
> while maintaining this LAN ( All Computers can communicate locally but fe=
w
> computers can access Internet)

The easiest way is to get an enhanced Internet router where you can
filter out which PCs can access the Internet and which can not.