A network architecture for blocking access to mobile pay per use Internet
services is provided that comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) sniffer
that pings the network devices to determine presence of a network device
and which further communicates the presence thereof to a server such that
access to the Internet services by the network device may be blocked.
Generally, the IP sniffer sweeps all possible combinations of addresses
in a LINKLOCAL network to detect the addition of a network device on a
port and reconfirms for a period of time to verify the presence thereof.
Once the network device is confirmed, a signal is transmitted to the
server such that the sharing violation may be further investigated or
terminated. The IP sniffer is preferably in the form of a module within a
seat electronics box of a mobile platform.