Shared files - Safe on unsecure wireless network?

i'm useing a wireless router to browse the internet. can someone
picking up my signal also browse my shared files? and if yes how would
they go about it


thanks

(E-Mail Removed) wrote in news:1132799085.767998.66150
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> i'm useing a wireless router to browse the internet. can someone
> picking up my signal also browse my shared files? and if yes how would
> they go about it
>

They would obtian a DHCP IP from or use a Static IP on your router and
join your network and be all over the top of you and your shared files.

One way to protect the machine if it's using a NT based OS like XP is
secure the machine from attack like removing the Everyone User Group and
all other accounts off the share and only use Authenticated Group on the
share, which means the user would need an account setup on your machine
to access the share.

There is one for Win 2K too.

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articl...ychecklist.htm

Duane

how would they know my workgroup name?

(E-Mail Removed) wrote in news:1132801609.489960.31480
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> how would they know my workgroup name?
>
>

As I recall, there is an All MS Network off of Explore that will show all
network Workgroup or Domain names the machine can see. I am not a hacker
but rest assured that if someone was slick enough, they could find that
out.

Duane

On 23 Nov 2005 19:06:49 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>how would they know my workgroup name?

They would not need to know the workgroup. Only the IP address of the
target machine with the unprotected shares is really needed.

Try these command from the DOS prompt.
Start -> Run -> cmd <enter>

List of NETBIOS names and workgroups
nbtstat -n

List of open shares.
net view

List of MAC and IP pairs
arp -a

To browse a server by IP address:
\\192.168.1.123 (replace with your IP address)


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> how would they know my workgroup name?

The workgroup name is nothing more than a NetBIOS groupname, it has zero
security purpose, it only arranges machines into browse groups.

They can connect to your machine by name \\computer name or by \\ip
addresss. They can find you by doing a quick ping sweep.

You do run a personal firewall don't you?

David.