Thanks, John. Tuesday, March 2, 20106:50 AMJohn [email protected]
>I can check my email in a wifi hotspot for I use POP mail and I don't >have to use a logon or password since it is delivered to me. I don't >know how I would feel about giving out those items where someone could >be picking up the packets that I SEND OUT. You can certainly use your >computer anywhere if you turn off file sharing thus keeping others FROM >GETTIN IN. I may be fooling myself that if I turn off Airport and am on >ethernet that I am safe to log onto sensitive sites. I am safe with >wireless but I have NO idea how the hotel's routers are configured for safely. > >I always try to take an Airport Express and plug that into the wall, put >the ethernet cable from the hotel into the express. This works great to >put me behind my own router but I still have the packets flying around >so I don't type any passwords, however anymore most of the hotels make >you type in their "code" to get into their system. These codes change >every few days so departing guest can't come by and suck dry their >system. This type system defeats me using the Airport express for there >is no way to type in their code for the express. Renting a Condo for a >week usually doesn't have this so the express works great to put my >computer behind my router IP addresses. > >John > > > >On Mar 2, 2010, at 12:10 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > >> so, when traveling always use the ethernet connection, shut off file >> sharing and airport and don't type your password unless you are >> connected with ethernet. >> >> So does this mean you shouldn't use your computer in a wifi hotspot, >> Heine Bros. for instance, to check email? >> >> And thanks to all of you who responded. >> >> Harry >> >> Monday, March 1, 201011:46 PMTom [email protected] >> >>> System Preferences>Sharing>uncheck (file sharing) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:45 PM, Stephen Ellis wrote: >>> >>> So, How do you turn off file sharing? >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:05 PM, John Robinson ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> Harry, >>> >>> I see this all the time when I travel, amazes me how some people leave >>> their computer wide open. >>> >>> They will be able to see you unless you turn your Airport off. Some >>> hotels don't give you the ethernet option so you have to leave it on. >>> When I travel I turn my File Sharing off so even if they see me they >>> can't get into my files. >>> >>> A good friend was traveling in Israel, with several others on a Holy >>> Land tour. She emailed me from there saying (like you) that she could >>> see several and a friend of hers had a Mac and she could get in and see >>> her hard drive. The next morning Jeni told the lady this and it was >>> disputed, then Jeni ask if she had given her son a Football cake for his >>> birthday. Did the trick. >>> >>> I told her to turn off file sharing and that stopped the problem. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I am using Leopard on a MacBook pro. >>> >>> While traveling recently I was using my computer on a hotel network for >>> guests. >>> >>> In the left hand side of the finder window are four tabs (Devices, >>> Shared, Places, Search for). >>> >>> I happened to click on the "shared" tab and discovered a whole list of >>> names. I was traveling with friends and recognized a couple of their >>> names in the shared columm. >>> >>> I was able to click on one of my friends names and open his hard drive >>> and get several levels down into his computer. >>> >>> My friend could see me, too. >>> >>> How can we prevent our computers being seen (and opened) on a wireless >>> (or wired) network like you find in a hotel? >>> >>> How can I prevent others from opening my hard drive? Would I be able to >>> tell if they did? >>> >>> TIA. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >MacGroup mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
