Cloudsurfer wrote

Thanks for the reply,

Unfortunately my son is unlikely to tell me if he's still getting internet access beyond when it should stop... this is the kid who figured out that using a power line adaptor with the previous virgin media router would mask his mac address and enable him to bypass the mac filtering rules. It's just a matter of time before he figures out VPN! The time limit was set for 8 hours on Saturday yet when the app showed that the time limit had been reached, both his devices were still showing upload and download flow.

This really puzzled me to the extent that I set up a test user under the parental settings and added my iPad... the internet was definitely blocked when the 30 min time limit was reached but some data flow still showed... so I guess the app is working as it should, just not sure why data flow was still showing as flowing? On my son's devices it was considerable data too - up to 47mbps, not just a trickle.

Cloudsurfer wrote

Thanks for the reply,

Unfortunately my son is unlikely to tell me if he's still getting internet access beyond when it should stop... this is the kid who figured out that using a power line adaptor with the previous virgin media router would mask his mac address and enable him to bypass the mac filtering rules. It's just a matter of time before he figures out VPN! The time limit was set for 8 hours on Saturday yet when the app showed that the time limit had been reached, both his devices were still showing upload and download flow.

This really puzzled me to the extent that I set up a test user under the parental settings and added my iPad... the internet was definitely blocked when the 30 min time limit was reached but some data flow still showed... so I guess the app is working as it should, just not sure why data flow was still showing as flowing? On my son's devices it was considerable data too - up to 47mbps, not just a trickle.

Cloudsurfer wrote

No the power line adapter was with the old router due to the poor wifi coverage.

My deco connection is now Virgin Media router in modem mode - > Deco unit - > the other two Decos by wifi link.

The network is pure wifi now to hopefully enable me to completely control all devices connected to my internet! I have also identified all devices belonging to family members by IP address and have named them so I was sure I was looking at his iPhone and laptop, both of which were still showing data flow after the time limit. I also checked his history and cannot see any VPN sites... yet!

Like I say I tested the system myself with my iPad and it seems to be blocking like it should so leaves me puzzled as to why data flow was showing?