On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Jon D rekcahp...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm a VPN newb and I know this is probably a dumb question, but I don't know
the answer.
If I'm on Network A and I connect to a VPN so that I can see the inside of
another network Network B.
Can 'Network B' people see anything other than my PC?
If any viruses were on 'Network B', the only way they could get to 'Network
A' would be through first infecting my pc, right?
Maybe. Depends on what kind of VPN technology you're using, and how
you set it up.
If you're running a VPN client (PPTP/L2TP, SSL VPN, IPSec (including
DirectAccess), etc.) on a machine in network A to connect to network
B, then it's unlikely the other machines in network A will be visible
to the machines on network B - though it might be possible if you have
turned on network sharing (ICS, IIRC), on the machine in network A - I
haven't tried that, though. But f ICS is turned on, then you've
essentially turned the machine in network A into a router, and more.
I'm sure that there are some other circumstances where the 'A'
machines could be visible to the 'B' machines, but I don't consider
them very likely.
That's part of the reason why it's called a VPN.
Kurt
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