Someone's watching me on the network

I have noticed this several times while shutting down my ME machine (and
sometimes on the W98se machine too, same 2 computer network), windows
informs me that several users are connected to my machine, sometimes it
tells me their user names and thay are not anyone I have invited in.

Is there any way to monitor who is connected at any one time? Can I stop
this?

Thanks everyone.

Mike

Hmmm,...very interesting. Can you provide some details
about your network. Is it a simple network comprised of
direct or cross connected cables? Do you have what you
believe to be LAN? If so, does it contain a Router..or a
Hub...or a DSL modem?

<melvin>
>-----Original Message-----
>I have noticed this several times while shutting down my
ME machine (and
>sometimes on the W98se machine too, same 2 computer
network), windows
>informs me that several users are connected to my
machine, sometimes it
>tells me their user names and thay are not anyone I have
invited in.
>
>Is there any way to monitor who is connected at any one
time? Can I stop
>this?
>
>Thanks everyone.
>
>Mike
>
>
>.
>

In article <S15hb.51248$6C4.15276@pd7tw1no>, "Mike Shelton"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have noticed this several times while shutting down my ME machine (and
>sometimes on the W98se machine too, same 2 computer network), windows
>informs me that several users are connected to my machine, sometimes it
>tells me their user names and thay are not anyone I have invited in.
>
>Is there any way to monitor who is connected at any one time? Can I stop
>this?
>
>Thanks everyone.
>
>Mike

Use Net Watcher to monitor the network. To install it, go to Control
Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup | System Tools. To run
it, either click Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Net
Watcher or click Start | Run, type "netwatch" in the box, and click
OK.

To stop other Internet users from connecting to your machine, install
a firewall program.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Install a firewall (hardware preferred).


"Mike Shelton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:S15hb.51248$6C4.15276@pd7tw1no...
> I have noticed this several times while shutting down my ME machine (and
> sometimes on the W98se machine too, same 2 computer network), windows
> informs me that several users are connected to my machine, sometimes it
> tells me their user names and thay are not anyone I have invited in.
>
> Is there any way to monitor who is connected at any one time? Can I stop
> this?
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> Mike
>
>