After using someone's wireless network can that someone later see the web pages I have visited?

Question

I don't know the right terminology, but I have friends that have simple wireless connections in their houses. I have a wireless card in my computer that I use to simply connect to whatever network my friends have and I surf the net. I recently realized that I have been visiting sites that I would rather remained hidden, such as banks and credit card sites. Can they see where I have been and access some of my information that I have sent through their network?

Thanks

Answer 1

It is theoretically possible, but I doubt if they started to trace your steps on-line. You see, that is always the danger of using any public wireless service... someone could be watching.

Good luck and Happy Computing!

Answer 2

As long as you all be aware of the wi-fi key (password you would not want an admin to run it) (web connection sharing) the proprietor of the router should set the wi-fi network's ssid and wireless key and security types the wireless secret is the password to make use of the wi-fi hyperlink and the routers admin is the person who owns the router and has/maybe now not set a admin password for the router nevertheless some games or apps might have some thing referred to as port forwarding to be certain their traffic get thou and will require the routers admin to set them up but if you wish to setup file/printer shareing(over the network) then you would must become a member of a workgroup and that would want someone with the correct knowage to set up and trobleshoot probelms 3rd occasion firewalls are the highest connectity issues for file and printer sharing

Answer 3

By using somebody else's router you automatically increase the risk of having sensitive information being stolen.

The packets being sent back and forth from your computer through the router and to the Internet CAN be captured by the router. These captured packets can be easily assembled back together like a 4-piece puzzle.
- routers that can do these kinds of things are typically known as Rouge routers, or Rouge APs.
- though rouge aps usually redirect your traffic to fake websites that look like the authentic ones in order to steal your information.

Needless to say, a 4-piece puzzle is pretty easy to put together.

Once it is pieced together, a packet sniffer can retrieve any information from it.

YES, it will reveal the target URL that you went to
YES, it will reveal your username.
YES, it will reveal your password.

Also, if you have any folders that are shared, anyone on that network can see those folders and files as well.

It is highly recommended that there is an active firewall turned on and file and printer sharing turned off.

Answer 4

on most routers there is an option to have a log, both incoming and outgoing. this would allow them to see what sites are visited from what assigned I.P. address. since the I.P. lease is renewed (usually) every 24 hours, it is possible to see what sites have been visited and which computer visited them. however, this doesn't aloow them to see any information that might have been entered into a password box or something like that. however, I'd be more worried about someone with a bad intention surrepticiously intercepting your open wi-fi signal and getting your passwords and any other valuble information that way. be wise and encrypt your information.

Answer 5

panic city .
In the router is a file called the log
It shows where you went by ip
It could show the sites you went to
The router log is just full of junk - it was never meant for that purpose.
There are ways I guess.
There are programs and services that can do it with more advanced routers than most people have
Don't lose sleep.
If they could get your encypted passwords - this would be the least of your problems network wise.
If they had that kind of skill this would be the least of your problems.
Do not be concerened.

Answer 6

typically no, but anything is possible.
Just don't save your password and things should be fine.

yes the above is correct. You really should consider letting "out" such personal info on a wireless connection.
I wouldn't worry about your friends, more like the people you don't know that could be sniffing packets on the WiFi.

wow. Echo.............................................?

Answer 7

It is possible, depending on what kind of setup they have in their network. But minded that you don't save your passwords, you should be fine.