Re: Re Network Security from Administrator



Sutha wrote:
Hi I am using a wireless laptop and am worried that my network admin is monitoring my computer by some programme called VNC.



Is it your computer, or your employer's? If the later, you have no expectation of privacy of any kind, and the network administrator may well be within his rights (and, more importantly, within his specific responsibilities) to monitor how you use your employer's property. If the computer is your persoanl property, no self-respecting network administrator worthy of the title would allow it to connect to his network without ensuring that it was safe to do so.


How can i block them from accessing my computer ??


If you don't have administrative privileges to the computer, you probably can't. Otherwise, simply disable the wireless connection.


Also will i be able to have privacy on internet if i use our office network?? is there any possibility to wipe out my trace after usage.



None whatsoever, and it's probably a violation of your employment contract to even make the attempt. Before doing something follish and finding yourself terminated for cause (and therefore ineligible for unemployment benefits), consult your employer's human resources department to review your employer's acceptable use policy.


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