hi all creepy neighbor issue

[fredrated]

Hi I am a"newbie" I am hoping somebody can help me to keep my
creeeeepyyy neighbor from going through my comp. and keeping his nose
out of my comp.... We have a Comcast broadband "cable"going through a
router which is in his place >>> and one of the ports coming out is
for my computer... I notice my comp slowing down and not running
right while using the internet... I suspect the creep next door
spying on me .... I would like to prevent him from looking through my
life via my computer !!!!!!!!!!!!! Can anybody help me to secure
my computer from this freek >>.. I dont think I’m Being paranoid

THank you so much for helping me secure my privacy>>>>
Thanks again

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

It almost sounds like your neighbour has Comcast and you are pirating the
signal.
If this is the case, contact Comcast for a solution.
Otherwise why is your router in your in his place?
Do you have a firewall?

 

[Leythos]

Hi I am a"newbie" I am hoping somebody can help me to keep my
creeeeepyyy neighbor from going through my comp. and keeping his nose
out of my comp.... We have a Comcast broadband "cable"going through a
router which is in his place >>> and one of the ports coming out is
for my computer... I notice my comp slowing down and not running
right while using the internet... I suspect the creep next door
spying on me .... I would like to prevent him from looking through my
life via my computer !!!!!!!!!!!!! Can anybody help me to secure
my computer from this freek >>.. I dont think Iâ¤=3Fm Being paranoid

THank you so much for helping me secure my privacy>>>>
Thanks again

Get your own connection.

Purchase a Linksys BEFRS41 NAT router, connect the cable he provides to
you on it's WAN jack and then connect the LAN jack to your computer.
That will keep him from getting "In" to your computer unless he's got
keylogger apps and other things that SEND OUT to him.

Why are you not purchasing your own cable service?

 

[RA]

Why are you not purchasing your own cable service?

Because he has a "creepy neighbor" he can get it from for free.

 

[Guest]

Pay for cable and you won't have this problem! Not to mention what your
doing is illegal. Other wise do what Leythos suggested, this may not keep
him out, if he's computer savvy. NAT is not that hard to get past nor is any
software bases commercial firewall. If you go the router route make sure you
change the administrator name and password of the router from it default
settings!!!!!!!!
I can't tell you how many people I've run into have the default
administrator name and password on their router.

 

[Tim Slattery]

Hi I am a"newbie" I am hoping somebody can help me to keep my
creeeeepyyy neighbor from going through my comp. and keeping his nose
out of my comp.... We have a Comcast broadband "cable"going through a
router which is in his place >>> and one of the ports coming out is
for my computer... I notice my comp slowing down and not running
right while using the internet...

Most likely he's also using the internet connection heavily at this
time. The two of you together are probably bogging it down.

 

[bumtracks]

Goto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
make a string name ScopeId
name it something like Keep.Out

 

[Jimmy]

Goto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
make a string name ScopeId
name it something like Keep.Out

To suggest a reg edit is a bit premature and risky. I say the suspicions
are unfounded and to use a program like Essential Net Tools
http://www.tamos.com/download/main/ will tell more. Comcast gets bogged down
regularly.

 

[bumtracks]

adding a scopeid is a simple and effective for isolation of a single
computer or group

 

[kurttrail]

Hi I am a"newbie" I am hoping somebody can help me to keep my
creeeeepyyy neighbor from going through my comp. and keeping his nose
out of my comp.... We have a Comcast broadband "cable"going through a
router which is in his place >>> and one of the ports coming out is
for my computer... I notice my comp slowing down and not running
right while using the internet... I suspect the creep next door
spying on me .... I would like to prevent him from looking through my
life via my computer !!!!!!!!!!!!! Can anybody help me to secure
my computer from this freek >>.. I dont think I’m Being paranoid

THank you so much for helping me secure my privacy>>>>
Thanks again

The creep probably gets into your place when you are out. Move, then
buy a new computer, because you don't know what the creep has done to
your computer.

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[NoNoBadDog!]

Hi I am a"newbie" I am hoping somebody can help me to keep my
creeeeepyyy neighbor from going through my comp. and keeping his nose
out of my comp.... We have a Comcast broadband "cable"going through a
router which is in his place >>> and one of the ports coming out is
for my computer... I notice my comp slowing down and not running
right while using the internet... I suspect the creep next door
spying on me .... I would like to prevent him from looking through my
life via my computer !!!!!!!!!!!!! Can anybody help me to secure
my computer from this freek >>.. I dont think Iâ?Tm Being paranoid

THank you so much for helping me secure my privacy>>>>
Thanks again

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If "creepy" is paying for the service, then he *can* spy on you and your
computer. You have no right to privacy if you are using his service. Until
you get your own account, you cannot prevent him from monitoring your
activities while online.

That said, his monitoring you would have nothing to do with your computer
slowing down. Even a keylogger will not slow a machine very much, if at
all. You have other issues slowing your computer...from the nature of your
post is sounds as if you have no clue on how to prevent malware from getting
onto your computer. Your computer is probably infested with spyware and
adware (from the internet, not from "creepy").

Bobby

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

Hi I am a"newbie" I am hoping somebody can help me to keep my
creeeeepyyy neighbor from going through my comp. and keeping his nose
out of my comp.... We have a Comcast broadband "cable"going through a
router which is in his place >>> and one of the ports coming out is
for my computer... I notice my comp slowing down and not running
right while using the internet... I suspect the creep next door
spying on me .... I would like to prevent him from looking through my
life via my computer !!!!!!!!!!!!! Can anybody help me to secure
my computer from this freek >>.. I dont think Iâ?Tm Being paranoid

THank you so much for helping me secure my privacy>>>>
Thanks again

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In addition to my other post, you are on Comcast, which means that you are
sharing your access with every other Comcast user on your local node.
During peak usage hours, you nay have hundreds of others sharing that "high
speed" internet connection. In short, with cable, you *DO NOT* get the
bandwidth you are paying for 24/7. If you get own connection, get DSL. For
most things you do online, you won't notice any difference in speed, and
you will get the bandwidth you are paying for 24/7. Much better value....

***NOTE TO THE CABLE FANS****
The difference in speed between cable and DSL, when downloading small files,
is completely negligible. Since most people do not spend all their time on
line downloading huge files, it makes no sense to pay for cable, when you do
not get the advertised bandwidth all the time. With DSL, you can download
those large files anytime you like and will not get slowed down because
there are 250 other subscribers sharing your node.
***END OF NOTE FOR CABLE FANS****


Bobby

 

[Frank]

In addition to my other post, you are on Comcast, which means that you are
sharing your access with every other Comcast user on your local node.
During peak usage hours, you nay have hundreds of others sharing that
"high speed" internet connection. In short, with cable, you *DO NOT* get
the bandwidth you are paying for 24/7. If you get own connection, get
DSL. For most things you do online, you won't notice any difference in
speed, and you will get the bandwidth you are paying for 24/7. Much
better value....

***NOTE TO THE CABLE FANS****
The difference in speed between cable and DSL, when downloading small
files, is completely negligible. Since most people do not spend all their
time on line downloading huge files, it makes no sense to pay for cable,
when you do not get the advertised bandwidth all the time. With DSL, you
can download those large files anytime you like and will not get slowed
down because there are 250 other subscribers sharing your node.
***END OF NOTE FOR CABLE FANS****

****FWIW******
I download files at any time of the day or night at over 600Kb/sec. I just
tried
DSL for a week because it was cheaper and I never ever reached 250Kb/sec.
I don't know why you would want to spread a rumor as fact......
*****FWIW

 

[kurttrail]

****FWIW******
I download files at any time of the day or night at over 600Kb/sec. I
just tried
DSL for a week because it was cheaper and I never ever reached
250Kb/sec. I don't know why you would want to spread a rumor as
fact...... *****FWIW

There is no hard and fast rule over what is better. In some areas,
cable kicks ass, and in others DSL does.

If you have some small computer repair shops in your area, go and ask
them for their opinion.

And speed may not be the only consideration. Stable up-time may be a
big factor the further you live from an urban/suburban area.

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[bumtracks]

In addition to my other post, you are on Comcast, which means that you

****FWIW******
I download files at any time of the day or night at over 600Kb/sec. I
just tried
DSL for a week because it was cheaper and I never ever reached 250Kb/sec.
I don't know why you would want to spread a rumor as fact......
*****FWIW

So I guess DSL is only 250kb and Cable is only 600kb "in your world".

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

****FWIW******
I download files at any time of the day or night at over 600Kb/sec. I
just tried
DSL for a week because it was cheaper and I never ever reached 250Kb/sec.
I don't know why you would want to spread a rumor as fact......
*****FWIW

It is not a rumor; it is a fact!

If you would simply use a reputable download monitor, you would immediately
see the fluctuations in download speeds you are getting.

Despite the speed difference, I equate it to buying a car; Car "A" gets
great gas mileage but only during "non-peak" driving hours. Car "B" gets
slightly less gas mileage, but gets that mileage all the time...which would
you buy?

Cable is more expensive, has more down time (according to national
statistics), and uses a shared node geometry.

DSL is less expensive, has over a 99% uptime (again according to national
statistics) is available when the electricity is out, and uses a frequency
modulation/time division topology that allows all users to get peak d/l
speed depending on their line quality, distance from telco, etc.

When all is considered, DSL is definitely a better value all the way around.
I do not spend my life
downloading movies, huge music files, or running P2P. Therefore, the slight
difference in speed is unimportant to me.

Bobby

 

[Leythos]

Cable is more expensive, has more down time (according to national
statistics), and uses a shared node geometry.

More than 5 years with only 2 outages, less than 12 hours total down
time in 5 years, never see less performance than I was spec'd.

DSL is less expensive, has over a 99% uptime (again according to national
statistics) is available when the electricity is out, and uses a frequency
modulation/time division topology that allows all users to get peak d/l
speed depending on their line quality, distance from telco, etc.

Lots of issues, always seems to drop out during the week, east coast to
west coast all of the ISP's seem to provide the same crappy service.
Many don't implement bridge mode, many don't provide quality support,
initial installation is a blame game were the ISP blames the Phone
company, phone company blames the ISP, and you're without service on the
day they did the install. Oh, many DSL companies are not sending "Self
Install Kits" and expecting the home user to do the install - and they
require the installation and running of a BS load of software to
complete the setup of the DSL router - no where near as simple as Cable
modems. Oh, and lets not forget that you are using crappy phone lines in
many locations and have to install a filter on ever line that isn't the
DSL modem line.

 

[R. McCarty]

Speaking of Broadband, my ISP has changed their billing plans to this
new "Speed Based" schedule. For what I'm currently getting the new
price is $10.00 lower per-month. As I figured, if you don't call them up
and tell them "Cheaper available elsewhere - how about a rate change"
you'll keep paying your original rate. After the off-shored, fractured
English, Customer Rep put me on hold for 5 minutes, I was told I could
switch (w/ 1-Year commitment) to the lower priced plan. So along with
checking for new Cell-Phone plans, it's probably a good idea to call up
your ISP and make sure you're not overpaying.