Since this is in the Rails forum I'll assume you're talking about a website using JavaScript. The short answer is "No". JavaScript is sandboxed to avoid giving viruses precisely the kind of control you're asking about. Altering a user's network settings via a website would be a very dangerous road to go down.
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