May072012

Can I access computers that use my internet?

Ritchie Luiz asks:

If separate systems use the same Wlan, can they share data?


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Matt Smith

May 7, 2012

Can they? Yes.

However it’s usually not automatic, unless a computer has been made fully discoverable and the user has chosen to share its data to anyone on the network.

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Bruce Epper

May 8, 2012

If the machines are running Windows 7 and the Home Network option was selected when it first detected a network connection, by default the computers will be discoverable on the network and the sharing of anything in the Public folders as well as media in the Music library will be visible to all other Win7 machines on the network. It is entirely possible that machines running Vista and XP will also see these, but their resources may or may not show up on the network.

My machines running Linux with Samba can also see these Win7 resources and I didn’t have to manually configure anything for it.

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Susendeep Dutta

May 8, 2012

Yes,they can share data if permissions are allowed by the source PC.

Share Wireless Internet Connection In Windows 7 Without Ad Hoc -

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/share-wireless-internet-connection-in-windows-7-without-ad-hoc/

Share an Internet Connection Between Wireless Machines with an Ad Hoc Network in Windows 7 -

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/21943/share-an-internet-connection-between-wireless-machines-with-an-ad-hoc-network-in-windows-7/

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FIDELIS

May 8, 2012

Hello, as long as the computers have the right permissions and are configured to share data, the data should be available to be access by computers in your network.

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Aruzmeister

May 9, 2012

Ya you can do it by there is one of the software that name is connectify it creates virtual platform and you can use WiFi from other computer and how much you can and there option to explore the victim computer you will know it..

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zeeshan khan

May 13, 2012

Windows 7 has a built-in program called HomeGroup

Search it up on Google on how to setup a homegroup in windows 7 but all the computers that you want to access must be running Windows 7!

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Declan Lopez

August 26, 2012

Yes. You can usually see computers and other devices on your network in the Network Places on your computer.