Yes it would. That is my point. If you do not have a private network you
should select public, not home, or work.
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Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
"M" wrote:
Quote:
> Wouldn't changing my network to Home make me more vulnerable to others using
> the same internet connection?
>
> "Jesper" wrote:
> Quote:
> > If you use the built-in firewall on Windows Vista you are no more vulnerable
> > to them than you would be to any other computer on the Internet.
> >
> > The question is whether you do or not. When Windows Vista popped up and
> > asked what kind of network you are on did you select "Home" or "Public"? If
> > you selected "Home" then your computer would enable services to your renters
> > that are not available to other computers on the Internet.
> >
> > To find out how your comptuer is configured, right-click the little icon in
> > the bottom right that looks like two computers and a globe. Select "Network
> > and Sharing Center". At the top you see a picture with the name of your
> > network. If the picture has a park bench in it you selected "public" and
> > right below it would say "Public network." If it has a house you selected
> > "Home" and you are on a private network, and it would say "private network"
> > just below.
> >
> > Since yours is not a private network you should change it if it is set to
> > public. To do that, click "Customize" in that screen and select public. That
> > will turn off sharing with other computers on the network.
> >
> > If you use a third-party security product that includes a firewall none of
> > this works. In that case you need to refer to that vendor's documentation to
> > find out how they treat the local network.
> > ---
> > Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
> >
> >
> > "M" wrote:
> > Quote:
> > > I share an internet connection with some renters in my house. I want to know
> > > whether there's any chance that they could hack into my computer through our
> > > shared internet and see some of the websites I've accessed. I've sent
> > > confidential information online (i.e. credit card info) and I don't want them
> > > (or anyone) to be able to see that.
> > >
> > > I've got windows vista, and updated anti-virus and spyware detector, but
> > > would I be more vulnerable to them considering we share an internet
> > > connection? Will they be able to see the websites I've been on?
> > >
> > > Thanks