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Question

i have at home an ADSL line and of course a server provider.

in how many forms and places the data are stored along the network? does the service provider store my internet data activity or just provide the service with temporary data storage, i really don't understand this process.

the network is 2 PC at home with ADSL line sharing the same modem and router.

another one, can my brother access my PC from his? what level of expertise he must have to do this? the little divil is trying to...(he is a computer major).

Thanks

Answer 1

it depends on how many places it can be stored and if ur on a home network that all the computers are connected together then anyone can accses ur files but if ur just connecting to go to the internet noone can accses ur files except a hacker like me ooh and make sure u get a good firewall like zonealarm its the best then u have a very secure pc

it all depends on what u do

Answer 2

The average internet data packet goes through 15 to 30 routers along the way, not counting in-line ADSL equipment like phone signal amplifiers belonging to the phone company. Most of these units have no memory of what goes through them other than bufferring a packet for a second while switching traffic around.

If you use a storage option provided by your ISP, then what you put on it is stored ( probably also copied to a backup storage device ) for you to use later. You can delete what you stored there, and reasonably soon, it will cycle out of the hardware as others re-use the space for their files.

Email is stored on server computers in a similar way.

Of course, if someone plugs in to the system without the proper protocols, they may end up with access to data they should not have. This is very unlikely, but perfect security is a theoretical impossibility. Encrypting data also greatly enhances privacy.

On the LAN siode of your setup, assuming Windows OS, the answer is YES. The purpose of a router is to let computers see each other.

In Windows Explorer, you can specify or deny file sharing for each drive or folder. Normally, you must enable sharing before others (on the LAN or also on the Internet) can see your data. But, with special programming, the disk drive security may be gotten around by an expert's expert, so to speak. It is even possible, if the computer is set up to allow for it, to cause a computer to turn on when its power switch is off, using signals over a router.

Computers and the Internet are great ! But if you need perfect data security, turn off the phone, turn off the electricity, board up the windows, burn all your paper notes, throw away all your pens, and find a way to be sure you don't mumble things while sleeping at night.

Answer 3

Your internet service provider has a bunch of information stored about you that would be available with a court order. However, other Servers on the internet do not "store" your information, they simply pass along "packets" to other servers or clients. However, very intelligent crackers can sometimes retreive this information and "hack" you.
If your brother is a computer major, no doubt he has the expertise, if he wants to badly enough, to access your computer. There are things you could do to keep him out, tho. The first would be to dump any Microsoft products, as it is highly hackable, and get Linux instead. The next step would be to get a very good password. A good password would have 7 characters or more, be a word that is not in the dictionary and not your birthday, social security number, address etc., and it would contain letters and numbers as well as special characters and contain upper and lower case.
Good password example: e1qPs#J9m3
Bad password example: lucky