[djmcmath]

Another thought -- and this is something of a workaround -- use cron to turn off the interface at a specified time. "ifconfig eth0 down" has worked (in one form or another) on most unix boxes that I've had the pleasure of flirting with. Ought to require root/admin access to do, so she shouldn't be able to muck around with it. Not sure how OSX works, though.

To reduce the ease with which she can meddle with the internal clock, there ought to be a way to set up a time server. The basic idea is that the system updates it's clock from an external source on a routine basis -- every 10 minutes, or whatever. That would fix her little red wagon, but good. Yeah.

I'll keep mulling on that idea, and ping on my Mac friends this evening.

Dan