disabling device at login

[nag9127]

Can anyone tell me a method for disabling a device (network adapter) upon a specific user login? I am thinking of a login script or an environment setting tied to the user name. Profiles will not work because I do not want to require a reboot, just a login to a different user who is not allowed to go on the Internet or on the local network. I am familiar with Microsoft's "devcon" utility, but I was wondering if there is some other command line alternative. Thanks for any help!!

 

[CertInProgress]

You could always login as that user (if an administrator) and go into the device manager "right click" whatever network adapter or device, select "properties" and then chose the device usage drop down tab; select do not use this device (disable), and voila your done no more internet or network.

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[nag9127]

Thanks for your reply, but this is for a user who is to have no modification capabilities on the computer and no Internet access. He needs access to 1 application. He is not going to have administrator rights and I don't want a computer administrator having to disable and enable the network adapter several times a day just to accomodate this user.

 

[warnerpc]

Okay I'm assuming that you are on a domain. Then if this is the case then just a Group Policy. You can actually specify what applications a user "CAN" use, but you can't specify what they "CAN'T" use. So with out testing it quickly but you just allow that user to only have access to that application. You can right a policy for that would block internet access as well but hopefully you shouldn't have to that if you just give him access to one app.