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    Am I Secure? Sharing a HDD.

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by therock, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. therock

    therock Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a Vista Home Premium HP dv6000t laptop with the Intel Pro 3945 a/b/g internal wireless card.
    I have an XP Home desktop machine.
    I wireless with a Linksys WRT54G Version 2.0 with DD-WRT v23 SP2 (09/15/06) firmware.
    I use WPA-2 and shared key.

    I enabled a 500GB Western Digital My Book USB drive to share the root on the XP machine.

    I can access it from the laptop. Can neighborhood war drivers get to it. I know where there is a will (hacker), there is a way, but for an average Joe with a wireless, am I wide open or just as secure as before?
     
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    titaniummd Notebook Deity

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    Do you restrict access to your wireless network by only allowing certain MAC addresses?

    Do you broadcast your SSID?

    Do you use a password to log into your network?

    Do you use a password to log into your notebook?

    Do you have a firewall?

    You should password protect your HD.

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,110663/article.html
     
    titaniummd, Sep 22, 2007
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  3. therock

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    @ titaniummd

    Nicely Put! I'll get on it! Thanks!

    Do you restrict access to your wireless network by only allowing certain MAC addresses?
    No, but will.
    Do you broadcast your SSID?
    Yes, but not for long!
    Do you use a password to log into your notebook?
    Yes, requiring ctrl+alt+delete first.
    Do you have a firewall?
    Yes, the Router's is enabled, the Vista one.
     
    therock, Sep 22, 2007
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