double boot with 2 HD's with windows Me?
#1
03-14-03, 10:17 AM
double boot with 2 HD's with windows Me?
I want to download from bearshare but don't want to leave my usual drive C open to attack. Can I install my Me OS on a new drive and only use that drive to up/down load? I would want to leave my original drive "off" for security?
#2
03-14-03, 10:58 AM
You could install the new drive and download only to it and share only the portion of it that you choose. You can limit what is shared to just a folder or directory on the new drive.
Unless you intend to unplug the other drive, it is vulnerable in your computer unless you block access to it.
There is always a security risk to using the file sharing programs.
Unless you intend to unplug the other drive, it is vulnerable in your computer unless you block access to it.
There is always a security risk to using the file sharing programs.
#3
03-14-03, 02:37 PM
If you're really concerned about it, check some of the computer shops online. They have HD switchers that allow you to choose with HD to boot from with a switch (sorta like a manual printer switch.)
Of course, the easiest way is to get a cheap computer and just use it for up/download online. You could probably find an old PII or AMD K6 for around a hundred bucks now. Speaking of which, I have an AMD K6-2 450 if anyone's interested (board/CPU/Fan.)
Of course, the easiest way is to get a cheap computer and just use it for up/download online. You could probably find an old PII or AMD K6 for around a hundred bucks now. Speaking of which, I have an AMD K6-2 450 if anyone's interested (board/CPU/Fan.)
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03-14-03, 07:05 PM
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For those interested....next time you are on a peer to peer network and sharing files (legal ones or otherwise) either uploading or down, go to a dos prompt in windows, and type: netstat -a(thats a space before -a) and view all the connections(ip's that go straight back to the other computer). Security and peer to peer? ha ha ha. Not for average computer users.Make sure you have a good firewall(eith er software or hardware) and know how to use it. Have a good antivirus, and keep it up to date. You could also partition, dual boot options(fat and ntfs)etc...
And for the really paranoid:
A product called ShareSniffer searches the Internet by IP address, looking for open Windows shares. It then builds a central database on an Internet newsgroup, listing all the open shares discovered by all its users. The rationale behind this? "ShareSniffer, Inc....asserts that if a computer is accessible on a network, its hard drive is therefore available for public consumption. Hence the motto: 'Because it's there.' ...ShareSniffer executives maintain that their program is a new permutation of peer-to-peer (P2P) software, and contend that anyone who leaves their computer IP address open to others is deliberately making his or her computer available for file-sharing. 'I want to emphasize that this is public and voluntary,' said Kerry Rogers, developer of the program. 'Microsoft Windows, by default, will not expose files to the Internet. It has to be consciously configured to expose files to the Internet.'...Rogers fails to note, however, that unlike other P2P systems like Napster and Gnutella, one does not need to have ShareSniffer installed before one's computer can be tapped. Instead, ShareSniffer users can access any Windows computer that has file-sharing or print-sharing enabled and does not use firewalls or passwords, and can download or upload files to or from the computer's hard drive. In addition, ShareSniffer enables its users to modify or delete files on other computers."14 (Weisman)
14. Weisman, Robyn. “New Hackerware Makes Everyone a Hacker”. March 6, 2001. E-Commerce Times.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/7906.html
And for the really paranoid:
A product called ShareSniffer searches the Internet by IP address, looking for open Windows shares. It then builds a central database on an Internet newsgroup, listing all the open shares discovered by all its users. The rationale behind this? "ShareSniffer, Inc....asserts that if a computer is accessible on a network, its hard drive is therefore available for public consumption. Hence the motto: 'Because it's there.' ...ShareSniffer executives maintain that their program is a new permutation of peer-to-peer (P2P) software, and contend that anyone who leaves their computer IP address open to others is deliberately making his or her computer available for file-sharing. 'I want to emphasize that this is public and voluntary,' said Kerry Rogers, developer of the program. 'Microsoft Windows, by default, will not expose files to the Internet. It has to be consciously configured to expose files to the Internet.'...Rogers fails to note, however, that unlike other P2P systems like Napster and Gnutella, one does not need to have ShareSniffer installed before one's computer can be tapped. Instead, ShareSniffer users can access any Windows computer that has file-sharing or print-sharing enabled and does not use firewalls or passwords, and can download or upload files to or from the computer's hard drive. In addition, ShareSniffer enables its users to modify or delete files on other computers."14 (Weisman)
14. Weisman, Robyn. “New Hackerware Makes Everyone a Hacker”. March 6, 2001. E-Commerce Times.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/7906.html
#5
03-16-03, 12:35 PM
Just to add to your thinking on this. ME or anything in the 9x line can only be booted from the first partition on the primary hard drive not a secondary unless you get into some pretty fancy boot loaders. If you're going to stick with ME you best bet will be a hard drive switching device as mentioned by SafeWatch. The other choice is to go with 2000 or XP, format with NTFS, and learn how to lock down the sercurity on those drives.
