Is there a way to keep others from the same LAN from monitoring my network activities?
Is there a way to keep others from the same LAN from discovering whether I've been on the internet or not/where I've been on the internet? We share the same modem. (I'm not sure whether this makes sense or not.. just that none of the 3 computers in my home can connect to the internet if the one modem is switched off)
Also, is it possible for my network activity to be monitored when the computer doing the monitoring is switched off?
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It totally depends on what is doing the monitoring, and how it is being done. I would say that the easiest way to do it in your environment would be to enable logging on the router. Anyone can log into the router to view its logs, and the IP address that identifies the computer that was used.
Solution: Disable logging on the router.
Otherwise, if someone has administrative rights on the computer, they can simply log on to it and view the history. If you need more, email me.
First of all, if you have three computers hooked up to one Internet connection, you are probably using a router.
There are programs out there that can monitor your network activity, but these are programs designed for hacking into networks (packet sniffers). Unless one of the other computers is equipped with a packet sniffer, you won’t have to worry about it (and the odds of that situation are very unlikely).
If somebody else has access to your computer (if you don’t have a password on your computer), they can easily look up your history on Internet Explorer (assuming that’s the web browser you use, for Firefox the history is more secure).
Your modem doesn’t actually log what you do on the Internet, and the only indication that it gives that somebody is using the Internet is the LED will blink. There’s no way to disable that, but otherwise there is no evidence that you’re using the Internet.
Your router, on the other hand, is capable of logging things like URLs and IP addresses that have been accessed within a recent time, but to access that feature it would require a moderate amount of computer literacy. Also, there is a chance that your router isn’t equipped with such a function, or that function isn’t enabled.