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    • Bill KindleB
      Bill Kindle @technobabble
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      @technobabble Okay if you can edit the firewall rules you can block it's mac address from any outbound communication. That will effectively halt the machine from getting internet access.

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        technobabble
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        Bill, thanks. I saw i could block the MAC but that also blocked the PC from the network. Thanks for the firewall tip!

        Thanks for your tip PSX_Defector. The client doesn't have a VPN and is not looking to spend much money. Hopefully Bill's tip will work out!

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender
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          convert it to XP mode on a Windows 7 machine and remove it's network access from the VM. Then you can RDP into the windows 7 machine, launch the XP machine and you're good to go.

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          • Bill KindleB
            Bill Kindle @Dashrender
            last edited by

            @Dashrender said:

            convert it to XP mode on a Windows 7 machine and remove it's network access from the VM. Then you can RDP into the windows 7 machine, launch the XP machine and you're good to go.

            Uber nerd way to go and great idea!

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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              @Dashrender said:

              convert it to XP mode on a Windows 7 machine and remove it's network access from the VM. Then you can RDP into the windows 7 machine, launch the XP machine and you're good to go.

              This is pretty good.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                Likewise you can use VirtualBox and enable the Oracle extensions and RDP directly to XP without needing to touch the box that it is on! Then you can virtualized on any windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris system.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @Bill Kindle
                  last edited by

                  @Bill-Kindle said:

                  @Dashrender said:

                  convert it to XP mode on a Windows 7 machine and remove it's network access from the VM. Then you can RDP into the windows 7 machine, launch the XP machine and you're good to go.

                  Uber nerd way to go and great idea!

                  Thanks, this made my day!

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    Likewise you can use VirtualBox and enable the Oracle extensions and RDP directly to XP without needing to touch the box that it is on! Then you can virtualized on any windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris system.

                    How does this keep XP off the internet?

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      Likewise you can use VirtualBox and enable the Oracle extensions and RDP directly to XP without needing to touch the box that it is on! Then you can virtualized on any windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris system.

                      How does this keep XP off the internet?

                      By not having it plumbed with networking, same as your solution 😉

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        Likewise you can use VirtualBox and enable the Oracle extensions and RDP directly to XP without needing to touch the box that it is on! Then you can virtualized on any windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris system.

                        How does this keep XP off the internet?

                        By not having it plumbed with networking, same as your solution 😉

                        What are you RDPing too? the virtualbox software itself?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                          last edited by

                          @Dashrender said:

                          What are you RDPing too? the virtualbox software itself?

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            What are you RDPing too? the virtualbox software itself?

                            did you phone blank out on you?

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              What are you RDPing too? the virtualbox software itself?

                              did you phone blank out on you?

                              Must have.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                @Dashrender said:

                                What are you RDPing too? the virtualbox software itself?

                                Yes. VB has RDP built in from the Oracle extensions. Without the extensions you can use VNC.

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                                  technobabble
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                                  Dash, that was my 2nd solution (W7 XP Mode), however 1st solution was to update the software and move it to existing W7 PC.

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                                    technobabble
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                                    Other great ideas out there, however the client is looking for cheap. So either i disable the PC from accessing the internet or she brings in a monitor and uses the PC off the network. Sometimes my extremely small business stress me out!

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @technobabble
                                      last edited by

                                      @technobabble said:

                                      Other great ideas out there, however the client is looking for cheap. So either i disable the PC from accessing the internet or she brings in a monitor and uses the PC off the network. Sometimes my extremely small business stress me out!

                                      VirtualBox is free 🙂

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        @technobabble said:

                                        Other great ideas out there, however the client is looking for cheap. So either i disable the PC from accessing the internet or she brings in a monitor and uses the PC off the network. Sometimes my extremely small business stress me out!

                                        VirtualBox is free 🙂

                                        It sounds like they don't want to buy Windows 7 for that computer they don't want to replace the computer, in either case no money spent on acquiring stuff.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          @Dashrender said:

                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          @technobabble said:

                                          Other great ideas out there, however the client is looking for cheap. So either i disable the PC from accessing the internet or she brings in a monitor and uses the PC off the network. Sometimes my extremely small business stress me out!

                                          VirtualBox is free 🙂

                                          It sounds like they don't want to buy Windows 7 for that computer they don't want to replace the computer, in either case no money spent on acquiring stuff.

                                          VirtualBox is completely free. Doesn't require Windows.

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                                          • DashrenderD
                                            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            @Dashrender said:

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            @technobabble said:

                                            Other great ideas out there, however the client is looking for cheap. So either i disable the PC from accessing the internet or she brings in a monitor and uses the PC off the network. Sometimes my extremely small business stress me out!

                                            VirtualBox is free 🙂

                                            It sounds like they don't want to buy Windows 7 for that computer they don't want to replace the computer, in either case no money spent on acquiring stuff.

                                            VirtualBox is completely free. Doesn't require Windows.

                                            duh.. he could install Virtualbox on Linux (it is a type 2 hypervisor still, right?) then he could put that linux box online, RDP or VNC into it.

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