Manage internet connections through modem

[kARTechnology]

pic1: that means that interface is not used / empty / not configured

Any need to use/configure it, so that pvc7 also appears in the table?


PVC0 nterface lets ur modem go to the internet..that table ends there and that it, does nto give any other info.
If pvc0 lets the modem connect to the internet and we fill in the mac id of a device on the filter page, then why does it block the internet in all devices rather than in the saved mac id's device?

After much hassle I was able to get the only pc connected via lan to the router down no it looks like the connection is down, I think the net will not work on any device when it this is like this.

Yes true that. It doesn't solve the purpose. The question still stands how to block internet on devices connected wirelessly and with lan with mac ids known and not the internet on every device.

What I did was, set mac filter set and rule index to 1, it was set by mistake to 2 also and interface to pvc0
set rule unmatched= next
If I select next in rule unmatched then nothing happens.

to delete the 2nd index, set ip / mac filter set index to 2 and then click delete
Tried that last night itself itself but nothing happens. Check this-
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no need to configure pvc7

this works for only lan pc.
for wifi look in wireless advanced if there is mac address filtering

*i.imgur.com/HGt3R4F.png
allow association: allows only the pc/phone in the list to access.
deny: does not allow the pc/phone in the list to connect at all. - use this



clear all the list on that ip filter and do like this for lan pc blocking

filter TYPE: IP MAC
ip mac filter set index : 1
interface: lan
direction: both

ip mac filter rule index 1
rule type mac
active yes
mac address: pc mac address
rule unmatched : Set Rule Unmatched to Next if there's more MAC you want to block(an for next mac the ip mac filter rule index :2 ,) Otherwise, set to Forward(that is the last rule in the list must have forward).

 

[billubakra]

no need to configure pvc7

this works for only lan pc.
for wifi look in wireless advanced if there is mac address filtering

*i.imgur.com/HGt3R4F.png
allow association: allows only the pc/phone in the list to access.
deny: does not allow the pc/phone in the list to connect at all. - use this



clear all the list on that ip filter and do like this for lan pc blocking

filter TYPE: IP MAC
ip mac filter set index : 1
interface: lan
direction: both

ip mac filter rule index 1
rule type mac
active yes
mac address: pc mac address
rule unmatched : Set Rule Unmatched to Next if there's more MAC you want to block(an for next mac the ip mac filter rule index :2 ,) Otherwise, set to Forward(that is the last rule in the list must have forward).

Thanks dear. Wifi connections are getting blocked with your guide. But the LAN connection isn't.

Update-
The Mac ID of the pc with lan had alphabets with capital letters, I changed it to small letters and it is now working. Thanks a lot dear. Last question is it possible to limit the data or speed of both wireless and lan devices connected to the modem?

 

[kARTechnology]

Thanks dear. Wifi connections are getting blocked with your guide. But the LAN connection isn't.

Update-
The Mac ID of the pc with lan had alphabets with capital letters, I changed it to small letters and it is now working. Thanks a lot dear. Last question is it possible to limit the data or speed of both wireless and lan devices connected to the modem?

glad that you got it working.
limiting speed is not there for your router afaik.
tp-link routers have a very straight forward setup. yours is a adsl-cum-router.
even blocking pc's is not this much hassle.

 

[billubakra]

glad that you got it working.
limiting speed is not there for your router afaik.
tp-link routers have a very straight forward setup. yours is a adsl-cum-router.
even blocking pc's is not this much hassle.

Thanks dear. Can you please suggest a value for money good router which can limit speed/data for specific Mac ID's?

 

[kARTechnology]

Thanks dear. Can you please suggest a value for money good router which can limit speed/data for specific Mac ID's?

tp-link tl-wr740n, I have it.
And for home I have wdr-3600(has usb ports for usb drive / printer / ftp server / sharing usb etc,) a bit costly but has better hardware
just post a thread there are further new models, which are having the latest Wireless-AC,

they have bandwidth limiting.
*i.imgur.com/xnBSPvF.png?1

both routers support dd-WRT / open-wrt custom firmware which you can install and then use the router as you like (have usb port? use it as a download server!), which is bit advanced and you must be careful.

 

[billubakra]

tp-link tl-wr740n, I have it.
And for home I have wdr-3600(has usb ports for usb drive / printer / ftp server / sharing usb etc,) a bit costly but has better hardware
just post a thread there are further new models, which are having the latest Wireless-AC,

they have bandwidth limiting.
*i.imgur.com/xnBSPvF.png?1

both routers support dd-WRT / open-wrt custom firmware which you can install and then use the router as you like (have usb port? use it as a download server!), which is bit advanced and you must be careful.

Thanks a lot for all your help dear. What a shame that W8951ND doesn't have the bandwidth limiter even though WR740N is having that.

 

[meetdilip]

Most modern routers offer QoS. That would allow you set rules to control speed.

 

[billubakra]

Most modern routers offer QoS. That would allow you set rules to control speed.

QoS is there in my modem

TP-Link TD-W8951ND Quality of Service Router Screenshot - PortForward.com

Check the last post here

Need help setting up Qos on TP-link ADSL2+ Router

Should I try that or are there any better steps considering Indian ISP's?

 

[kARTechnology]

Most modern routers offer QoS. That would allow you set rules to control speed.

I don't think you can set certain limit for each pc with QoS since it is not that advanced in that router

 

[whitestar_999]

QoS is quality of service & is used for "prioritizing" data.e.g.a torrent is running & someone wants to watch youtube video so the router will temporarily assign lower priority(or lower speed) to torrent download & higher priority(or higher speed) to youtube traffic as it is going to be seen now opposed to torrent download which is only useful after it is finished.

P.S.quite busy now-a-days hence the late replies but will reply whenever time is available.

 

[billubakra]

QoS is quality of service & is used for "prioritizing" data.e.g.a torrent is running & someone wants to watch youtube video so the router will temporarily assign lower priority(or lower speed) to torrent download & higher priority(or higher speed) to youtube traffic as it is going to be seen now opposed to torrent download which is only useful after it is finished.

P.S.quite busy now-a-days hence the late replies but will reply whenever time is available.

Thanks dear. Your replies are so helpful.

 

[billubakra]

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Dear brothers,
We are getting these two unidentified devices on the modem page-

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I have blocked these two wirelessly connected mac id's in the meantime. I have changed the passwords but still they show on the page nevertheless. We do not have any windows phone or hp pc at our place. We live in a rural area and our neighbors are using the good old lan connected broadband's and the rest of them use internet on their phones. Any help?

Also is there a way to block certain websites unsafe for kids via our TP Link modem?

 

[whitestar_999]

Don't go by name as anybody can name their laptop/pc/mobile any thing.Just check that mac id of your/recognized devices are the same as connected devices shown list.

In tplink modem manual look for access control feature for blocking specific sites & parental control feature for automatic blocking of many adults only sites.Still my suggestion is to go for some parental control software installed in pc as those usually work better.

 

[billubakra]

Don't go by name as anybody can name their laptop/pc/mobile any thing.Just check that mac id of your/recognized devices are the same as connected devices shown list.

In tplink modem manual look for access control feature for blocking specific sites & parental control feature for automatic blocking of many adults only sites.Still my suggestion is to go for some parental control software installed in pc as those usually work better.

My dear I have made a list of MAC ID's available at my place and with help from this thread, I blocked internet access to the kid's devices when they are supposed to be studying. Those two MAC id's in the screenshot are unknown. IDK why are they still showing there.

There is no parental control feature in the modem, I have tried to block YT like this-

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But unfortunately it is still opening. I can install Netnanny or softwares like those in Pc's or laptops but I can't install the same in smartphones. Softwares like those could be disabled/uninstalled in seconds.

 

[kARTechnology]

My dear I have made a list of MAC ID's available at my place and with help from this thread, I blocked internet access to the kid's devices when they are supposed to be studying. Those two MAC id's in the screenshot are unknown. IDK why are they still showing there.

There is no parental control feature in the modem, I have tried to block YT like this-

*oi63.tinypic.com/o5drtw.jpg

But unfortunately it is still opening. I can install Netnanny or softwares like those in Pc's or laptops but I can't install the same in smartphones. Softwares like those could be disabled/uninstalled in seconds.

change your Wifi password. and reboot router. check again if those mac id are connected.
and simply block those kids devices instead of filtering webpages.

you could use opendns(google it), but sometimes it may be overridden by android phones to google dns, and sometimes if the server is down you get no internet though there is internet(hostname like www.google. com doesn't get resolved to the ipaddress. with opendns I think you get a list of pages viewed too.)

 

[billubakra]

change your Wifi password. and reboot router. check again if those mac id are connected.

Yes they are. So, I have blocked those MAC's using the method you have mentioned.

and simply block those kids devices instead of filtering webpages. If that's done then how are they going to complete their assignments? Any way of filtering "unsafe for kids" websites from the modem's settings itself?

you could use opendns(google it), but sometimes it may be overridden by android phones to google dns, and sometimes if the server is down you get no internet though there is internet(hostname like www.google. com doesn't get resolved to the ipaddress. with opendns I think you get a list of pages viewed too.)

Didn't get the lines in italics.

 

[kARTechnology]

change your Wifi password. and reboot router. check again if those mac id are connected.

Yes they are. So, I have blocked those MAC's using the method you have mentioned.

and simply block those kids devices instead of filtering webpages. If that's done then how are they going to complete their assignments? Any way of filtering "unsafe for kids" websites from the modem's settings itself?

you could use opendns(google it), but sometimes it may be overridden by android phones to google dns, and sometimes if the server is down you get no internet though there is internet(hostname like www.google. com doesn't get resolved to the ipaddress. with opendns I think you get a list of pages viewed too.)

Didn't get the lines in italics.

Any way of filtering "unsafe for kids" websites from the modem's settings itself?

opendns is the only way, it can maximum block unsafe sites.
simple to setup.
in your modem just change the dns addresses to

208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

reboot router.
open and click "click here to test your settings."
Setup Guide | OpenDN

this can be overridden by the children if they change the dns settings in the phone/tab/pc to something like google dns where sites are not filtered

 

[billubakra]

Any way of filtering "unsafe for kids" websites from the modem's settings itself?

opendns is the only way, it can maximum block unsafe sites.
simple to setup.
in your modem just change the dns addresses to

208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

reboot router.
open and click "click here to test your settings."
Setup Guide | OpenDN

this can be overridden by the children if they change the dns settings in the phone/tab/pc to something like google dns where sites are not filtered

Dear Brother,

I am sorry but from where to change dns in 192.168.1.1 page? Few questions-

1. What kinda DNS is provided by SHITtel? And why are we not able to block pages with it's default dns?

2. After switching to opendns we should block sites via the same filtering page, right?

Thanks


The Authentication type in my modem is set to WPA-PSK/WAP2-PSK. I have rooted my Android phone. There's an app for rooted phones by the name of WPS connect. Now I forget my wifi connection including password from my phone and with the help of the app I was able to connect to the wifi connection of my modem using random pins and it even revealed the password of the wifi. In my college the same modem is being used in a department but the app was not able to connect to that modem. Is there to change any setting here-

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What will reset to OOB do?

 

[kARTechnology]

Dear Brother,

I am sorry but from where to change dns in 192.168.1.1 page? Few questions-

1. What kinda DNS is provided by SHITtel? And why are we not able to block pages with it's default dns?

2. After switching to opendns we should block sites via the same filtering page, right?

Thanks


The Authentication type in my modem is set to WPA-PSK/WAP2-PSK. I have rooted my Android phone. There's an app for rooted phones by the name of WPS connect. Now I forget my wifi connection including password from my phone and with the help of the app I was able to connect to the wifi connection of my modem using random pins and it even revealed the password of the wifi. In my college the same modem is being used in a department but the app was not able to connect to that modem. Is there to change any setting here-

*oi63.tinypic.com/2zi30k1.jpg

What will reset to OOB do?

"reset to OOB " resets the WPS state to “unconfigured”-default PIN I assume
You can view the wifi password from the router page(192.168.0.1 / 192.168.1.1 (whichever works)) I recommend to turn off WPS , read more below
WPS: Wi-FI Protected Setup (WPS) is Insecure: Here’s Why You Should Disable I

Further, you can install Ad Block Plus(ABP) (there are fake ones be careful and check the name properly before installing) on Firefox and Chrome to block those unnecessary ads which help children to go into the big sea, ad to ad, to ad to so on like that
even AdAway app is available for rooted android phones, blocks ads on android like a Pro!(I use it)


The Domain Name System (aka DNS) is used to resolve human-readable hostnames like Googl into machine-readable IP addresses like 204.13.248.115(which is difficult to remember for every site). DNS also provides other information about domain names, such as mail services.

many ISP do not care about filtration except some and get cursed by people for blocking sites

so when you put the dns servers I suggested

For example, FamilyShield uses the IP addresses 208.67.222.123 and 208.67.220.123. Configuring these DNS servers on your network automatically protects end-users from websites that contain adult material and blocks websites that support phishing attacks or spread the Conficker botnet(viruses).

no need to manually filter sites.If you want to manually filter, there is a version where you open a account with OpenDNS and then it gives you history of pages visited, and the filtration level(categories), and many more
Web Content Filtering and Security : OpenDNS

 

[meetdilip]

I recently got trouble with OpenDNS. They give terrible page load times for me. OpenDNS claims to block unsafe websites, which I thought it do when I was using it. But what it gives me now is a long wait for page loading.