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running internet connection unsecured

  • 10-12-2009 1:56am
    #1
    KC JONES
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭


    A friend is running their internet connection unsecured.I know someone could piggyback and browse using their connection. Is there any other issue, could someone 'see' their hard drive


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  • #2
    TCP/IP_King
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭TCP/IP_King


    KC JONES wrote: »
    A friend is running their internet connection unsecured.I know someone could piggyback and browse using their connection. Is there any other issue, could someone 'see' their hard drive

    If this is a wireless router you're talking about then, potentially yes - you're connected to anything else on that network.


  • #3
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,224 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    KC JONES wrote: »
    A friend is running their internet connection unsecured.I know someone could piggyback and browse using their connection. Is there any other issue, could someone 'see' their hard drive
    Potentially yes. Especially if they dont keep a password on their windows login. It would be possible to see and even write files onto the drive if they already have sharing setup between their existing PCs.

    They really ought to secure it. Piggybacking on a connection is illegal in ireland come to think of it. A WPA2 Passkey and Mac Filtering are easier than they sound.


  • #4
    dwayman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 57 ✭✭dwayman


    This only internet rumour, but I'm pretty sure the owner of a line can be held responsible for what was downloaded. If someone was using it for filesharing or something illegal it could get messy. Much easier to protect it with a password.


  • #5
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    dwayman wrote: »
    This only internet rumour, but I'm pretty sure the owner of a line can be held responsible for what was downloaded. If someone was using it for filesharing or something illegal it could get messy. Much easier to protect it with a password.

    No you are right a person is legally responsible for anything 'bogey' done through their personal ip adress(as unique as your home adress)

    OP you should persuede him to at least disable remote connection on his computer settings.(it is normally used for tech guys to acess and take control of a computer from long distance to diagnose and correct faults,but can be abused easily.)He really is crazy not to generate a wep or wpa key,his isp support should guide him through that)

    Unless of course he is piggybacking on someone elses unsecured network;).


  • #6
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,224 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    dwayman wrote: »
    This only internet rumour, but I'm pretty sure the owner of a line can be held responsible for what was downloaded. If someone was using it for filesharing or something illegal it could get messy. Much easier to protect it with a password.
    Thats correct. Especially with filesharing where there are no logins or other ways to verify who it might have been. Subnet IPs arent reliable testimony.

    And as alluded to above, there may even be some people who will only use another persons network to fileshare in order to avoid prosecution. Thats another good reason to keep the network secured.


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