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Probably a stupid question but,,,,,
Name: Paul G Date: April 5, 2004 at 13:46:27 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: 512DDR
Comment:
I have two computers linked on a home network via a router. On the main PC i have shared the hard drive and mapped this drive on the other PC (so that while on the other PC i have full access the the main hard drive)
My question is, have i left myself open to attacks by sharing the whole hard drive?
Name: Solarian Date: April 5, 2004 at 13:52:07 Pacific
Reply:
Paul:
If your router and firewalls are configured properly, you're in good shape.
You can test your fiewalls at:
www.grc.com
Scroll down to a program called Shields Up, and follow the prompts.
Solarian
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Response Number 2
Name: Rambler Date: April 5, 2004 at 13:52:20 Pacific
Reply:
To enable an outside PC to see a share on your main PC, you'd have to have file-sharing enabled on the INTERNET connection, with NetBIOS enabled in TCP/IP for that connection. If you haven't, firewall or not, your shares are invisible from the outside.
Expert: someone who reads the manual when no-one's looking
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Response Number 3
Name: Paul G Date: April 5, 2004 at 19:14:03 Pacific
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