Can I turn my broadband off at night as my son is gaming till late at night

[Toodle]

Can I turn my broadband off at night as my son is gaming till late at night

[TimmyBGood]

@Toodle 

Crudely you could just unplug the Hub: obviously that would prevent anyone else connecting too, and may be detected as a fault causing speed to be reduced.

Unfortunately Sky no longer offers the Broadband Buddy parental control which was designed for the purpose.

One workaround is to change the password on the Sky Hub WiFi signal and then use a separate wireless access point for your son to connect which can be switched off when needed, leaving the Hub signal going.

[Eeeps]

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@Toodle wrote:

Can I turn my broadband off at night as my son is gaming till late at night

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You can do this but you have to make some changes to the settings on the Sky Hub and it isn't easy.

You would need to first fix the IP address of his games console. For this you would need to know the MAC address of his console and use the 'Address Reservation' feature of the hub.

You can find the MAC address from the 'Attached Devices' list on the hub.

Then you change the firewall settings on the hub to only allow that IP address access to the Internet for the hours you choose.

You would still have full access though through other devices.

[jamesn123 · Accepted solution]

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@Eeeps wrote:

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@Toodle wrote:

Can I turn my broadband off at night as my son is gaming till late at night

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You can do this but you have to make some changes to the settings on the Sky Hub and it isn't easy.

You would need to first fix the IP address of his games console. For this you would need to know the MAC address of his console and use the 'Address Reservation' feature of the hub.

You can find the MAC address from the 'Attached Devices' list on the hub.

Then you change the firewall settings on the hub to only allow that IP address access to the Internet for the hours you choose.

You would still have full access though through other devices.

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AFIK this hasnt worked for years, it only worked on the older hubs.

[Eeeps]

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@jamesn123 wrote:

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@Eeeps wrote:

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@Toodle wrote:

Can I turn my broadband off at night as my son is gaming till late at night

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You can do this but you have to make some changes to the settings on the Sky Hub and it isn't easy.

You would need to first fix the IP address of his games console. For this you would need to know the MAC address of his console and use the 'Address Reservation' feature of the hub.

You can find the MAC address from the 'Attached Devices' list on the hub.

Then you change the firewall settings on the hub to only allow that IP address access to the Internet for the hours you choose.

You would still have full access though through other devices.

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AFIK this hasnt worked for years, it only worked on the older hubs.

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Works fine on my Sky Hub

Model SR203

Firmware Version 7.02.0501.R

Only thing that seems wrong is if you select Service Any(All) it does not cover ICMP.

You have to create a separate rule for ICMP Echo Request to cover that.

[jamesn123]

@Eeeps 

Hm you are the first person I've seen have it work in a long time. When I last tried it, it simply didnt block traffic

[Toodle]

Thanks so much 

[Toodle]

Thanks for your help

[Toodle]

Thanks 

[L1134]

Did this work for you? Im having the same trouble with my son and need to sort something to remove access to the internet overnight.

[captain+sky]

Same here ! Think the best bet is to hide the hub !! Done it before but i guess the parents will have to get into the same routine ie bed early or reading a book !!