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Raistlin · 05-03-2005, 09:07

Provided that your firewalls are working correctly and are configured correctly there shouldn't be too much risk.

As an extra precaution I would advise making sure that you have all of the security features enabled on your router. Make sure the admin password is changed, that the router only allows access to to named devices (there's normally a list where you can specify what MAC addresses can access the router), that sort of thing.

Allowing file & printer sharing within a Windows has always been a risk but obviously if you take the steps above, and the ones you have already highlighted then the risk should be mitigated slighty.

05-03-2005, 09:07	#2
Raistlin Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Services: Depends on the person and the price they're offering Posts: 12,384	Re: Sharing Folders across home network? Provided that your firewalls are working correctly and are configured correctly there shouldn't be too much risk. As an extra precaution I would advise making sure that you have all of the security features enabled on your router. Make sure the admin password is changed, that the router only allows access to to named devices (there's normally a list where you can specify what MAC addresses can access the router), that sort of thing. Allowing file & printer sharing within a Windows has always been a risk but obviously if you take the steps above, and the ones you have already highlighted then the risk should be mitigated slighty.