wifi usage problem....help

[R2K]

i get a insecured wifi connection while searching for wifi networks through my lappy....its actaullly very fast( 115 kbps download speed......and i downloaded a lotusing it.....now will the other person be able to find who used this much bandwidth........i mean incase he gets a hefty bill.....i think the actaul owner of the conn. is very near to me......(because the conn speed is too much although i get connected rarely)....also can he access my HDD if we connect to his local area network+wifi internet(in conn setting of vista in my lappy ...it is shown like that)......i know the question is dumb but u ppl must help me....

[Faun]

I heard laws are strict at your location.

[iinfi]

@R2K : if u get caught then they will ... hope u understand. cant u get a net connection?
or goto the cybercafe. i think it costs arnd 2.5 Dh per hour.

[R2K]

^^

ok.........i am staying away from it anyways...........just checked the etisalat site(isp here)...they charge according to usage hours not downloaded data....so i think i am safe....and i get almost 115 kbps download speed so it may be a 1 mbps conn. and it is displayed as 1 mbps conn. are unlimited .....

[rosemolr]

hacking and all sh** are not allowed here..but..i can help you..i'am a network admin.there is lot of ways to acces your hard disk by the owner of the connecton..but in normal case without your permision(ie sharing your drive permission) hw cannot access you harddisk.or blah blah..so at first check whether the owner of connection is a pro..then second..in normal case he cannot account on you for the unauthorised access..but these all are in normal case..but if he came to know about his bandwidth leakage then he can wasily identify your bandwidth usage by your ip address..(ie. 192.168.......blah blah)so dont exploit much..then he will feel some doubt..for more info pm me

[R2K]

^^
i have stopped using it anyways...........but i think a lot of ppl here are using these type unsecured wifi conn.......i used it only because broadband for business users are very expensive here......also i go to my room only to sleep and for other basic necessities....(also my room mates are old idiots who don't no a **** about computers and tech) so getting internet at home is also not worth it.............i asked about HDD access issue only because i found some files were missing from my HDD even when I am damn sure i have copied it into my new lappy's hdd.....now browsing using a dialup....

[rosemolr]

put one nice firewall to block unauthorized access..then everything will be solved

[jal_desai]

even i randomly clicked on the available wifi networks and one day i suddenly saw "successfully connected" ... thought there's something fishy... so disconnected it! but franky speakin, i regret disconnecting

[R2K]

^^

now i have stopped using it for heavy downloading.......now i just use for updating antivirus

but i think a lot of my neighbours are using this conn. and i am sure the owner of the conn. is a idiot and is staying very near to me......

me too gets a lot of wifi networks.......but all are secure conn. ......