Can someone see into another persons computer if they are on the same router, if windows firewall is on?
2007-01-17 15:40:47 · 5 answers · asked by mikes1265 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Are you sure it's a router? Because, if it's a switch, he may be able to see traffic going to and coming from your computer (but not what's ON your computer).
If it is a router, does he have access to the router? Is he allowed to configure it? If so, he could configure it to allow him to watch your traffic, but again it would only show what's going to and coming from your computer. (So, if you're logged into Yahoo, he could see what you're typing and read what you read.)
2007-01-17 17:07:53 · answer #1 · answered by kjcedits 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as long as the firewall is on.
2007-01-18 00:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude, probably not... as long as you have windows firewall on, you should be good. after all, windows made the operating system, who knows better how to protect it, right?
why.. are you afraid your roommate knows something he shouldn't?
2007-01-17 23:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by a_view_from_the_pond 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not even if you had windows firewall off (which is a useless piece of crap anyways.)
2007-01-17 23:45:33 · answer #4 · answered by .PANiC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If person A had shared his entire root (C:) drive on the network, then another person would be free to look into person A's computer. Otherwise, no.
2007-01-17 23:50:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋