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Is there any method to deny changing Default - Gateway ip-address to local Administrator?.

I have around 10 Helpdesk Engineer for better Troubleshooting on Client PC, i have included there domain username in Local Administrator.

Now sometime they change the Network IP address especially Default-Gateway of their PC, to bypass firewall.

Is there any log or any workaround through which i can track who has change the default gateway Ip address??

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Similar questions have been asked here many times. You cannot prevent the administrator from overriding any settings they choose. That is the nature of the administrator account's privilege. –  jscott Jul 2 '12 at 10:23
@jscott Thank you for your comment. Ok i agree with you, but is there any log, through which i can know who has change? –  Param Jul 2 '12 at 11:46
@param that is a completely separate question. If you really want the answer to that, you should ask it as its own question. –  MDMarra Jul 2 '12 at 12:02
@MDMarra and Other - I apologize for the same...and Thanks for your comment. –  Param Nov 8 '12 at 15:54

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If you give someone local administrator access to a computer, there's nothing that you can do to stop them from doing anything.

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Of course you could extend that even farther. If a person has physical access to a standard PC without any physical hardening, then they can do anything. They don't even need access granted at the OS level. A person smart enough to much around with changing the gateway, probably could manage to boot a livecd. –  Zoredache Jul 2 '12 at 20:46

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