Can host see what I'm doing?!?

[xSeongminx]

I live in an apartment right now and am running off of the lan that they provide free of charge. I was wondering though, is there any way that the manager can see what I'm doing? I ask this because I make most of my purchases and such via the internet and I don't want people staring at my credit card number. I also don't like having the feeling that someone is watching everything that I am doing on my computer :|. Please let me know. Thanks.

Btw, I remember in highschool where the librarian could see if students were playing games so that's why I was wondering.

 

[Lithium381]

I highly doubt it unless you're running through a proxy on someones computer.....how is it setup?

 

[Gunslinger08]

Sure they can. Just need a packet sniffer such as Ethereal.

 

[xSeongminx]

Wow. I've purchased a few things with different cards... Don't I have to install a program onto my computer in order for them to see what I'm doing though?

 

[EvilYoda]

They don't care about your porn collection...and as joshsquall mentioned, with a simple program like Ethereal they can see every bit that travels on the network.

 

[xSeongminx]

I just think it's sketchy that they can watch me input credit cards and social security numbers. Sigh.

 

[Kaervak]

Your CC info is completely safe as long as the site you're on is using SSL encryption. Pretty much everything else you do is wide open.

 

[xSeongminx]

Ooo, so if the site has SSL protection then I'm good to enter whatever?

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: xSeongminx
Ooo, so if the site has SSL protection then I'm good to enter whatever?

Yep. However, there is a way to bypass it and get your info anyway. It involves creating a bogus certificate and getting the user to accept it. It's not the easiest thing in the world to do so I highly doubt anyone else on the LAN will bother.

 

[mugs]

Nobody is paying any attention to your midget on donkey porn downloads.

 

[xSeongminx]

Hahaha! Midget on donkey? That's a weird one. I like how everyone thinks that I'm trying to DL porn...

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: xSeongminx
Hahaha! Midget on donkey? That's a weird one. I like how everyone thinks that I'm trying to DL porn...

...well, it's blatantly obvious you are.

 

[doze]

The apt. complex network is probably so poorly managed that nobody knows or cares what you are doing. It would probably be a good idea to run a software firewall though b/c you never know who else is on the same network.