If someone hacked into a virtual machine, could they access my computer?
Yes. Depending on how the networking is configured. If the networking is configured to allow the Virtual Machine to participate in your physical network through your Host System's network adapter for example, bridging the VM network adapter to your host's network adapter. The hacker can then download his kit to the virtual machine and launch attacks on your network targeting the host or any other device.Malware can detect whether or not they were executed inside a VM. It's actually a common practice for malware code writers to incorporate a means to check and if the check comes back positive, the installer shuts down and the malware goes dormant.So if you want to omit the network adapter option I presented above then the answer is still Yes. Breaking out of a Virtual Machine is entirely possible via an exploit labeled Cloudburst which only works on certain versions of VMWare Workstation. Those vulnerabilities are now patched on newer version however, the threat of it happening again is still present.
Windows Home Server disconnection issues.?
My first recommendation would be to get a router. Generally cable ISPs only allow you to pull a single IP address, so your modem could be detecting that you have multiple devices connected and disconnecting them randomly. If you do not want to get a router, then if your server has two network cards, you could use it as the router by connecting one NIC to comcast and the other to your switch and using Internet connection sharing. If that will not work and you do not want to buy a router, you could try disconnecting the router from the switch and rebooting all computers. This should cause them to get automatic private IP addresses (169.254.x.x) and that should allow all computers to communicate but obviously you would not have Internet access. However, if you still have disconnection issues in this state then it rules out the cable modem as the culprit. Also, security is an issue in your setup since all the devices have publicly routable IP addresses and have to rely on the windows firewall, which is not an ideal situation. If you get malware on a PC, it can easily shut down the windows firewall leaving you totally open to attack. At least if you have a router, that firewall is always on no matter what. As far as the drive space showing up incorrectly, this should be the same as the free space on the server on the hard drive that is hosting the shared folders.
How to connect an external hard drive to my router?
i have a router arris with a usb connection ,i need to connect my 1 tera hard drive to the router to create my own cloud storage , can someone guide me in doing this connection please
Is it possible to see the history of computers/users that accessed my PC on a Windows LAN network?
Yes, It is fairly possible. Please find a detailed tutorial on following link...Audit (log) Access to Shared Folders
Which ports I have to open (firewall NAT) to get the access to a shared folder on windows PC?
Sharing a folder or file creates a Windows Firewall exception for File and Printer Sharing. The exception opens the ports listed in the following table.ConnectionPortsTCP139, 445UDP137, 138The default scope is to allow access from any computer on the network, including computers on the Internet. Unless you block incoming connections on these ports using a hardware firewall, firewall server, or other Internet-sharing device, your computer will be vulnerable to attack from the Internet as long as your Internet connection is active.For more information about Windows Firewall, click Start, click Help and Support, and then search for the keyword Firewall. For more information visit : Firewall and Security Setup - Hope Well Computers
If I share the link of a certain file on my Google Drive with someone, can he view all the other files on my Drive too?
Hi there,You can share a file on your by either inviting a specific email ID to access the file or by sending the link to them (using the shareable link option).If you share the file with a specific email ID, only that Google account can access the file. If you share the file with the link, then anyone who has that link can access the file. In both scenarios, other users will only have access to that specific file in your drive - nothing else.Having said this, if you share a folder in your drive, then the users you shared it with will have access to all the files in that drive (including new files that you add to it).In addition to this, you have additional options of setting an expiration date to the permission so the file becomes inaccessible after a while. You can also restrict other users from downloading, editing or making a copy of the files.Hope this helps :)
How do I connect my desktop and laptop by using a crossover cable ?
first of all, the only reason you would want to do this is because you don't have a router (which you usually should have to share your connection when you have high speed internet). If you do, then you don't need the crossover cable. Just open your network connection and you should see the other computers if they have shared material. If not, then you need 2 things: ethernet jack on both computers and a crossover cable. Supposing you're on windows XP, open the control panel and click on "Network Connections." Your ethernet adapter connection should show up there as probably "Local Area Connection". There shouldn't be many of them (generally somewhere between 1 and 3) so you try the following on all of them (or the ones that seem to look like the right ones). - Right click on the connection and choose properties. - In the list of options, choose "Internet Protocol TCP/IP" and click on properties - Choose to configure the IP yourself - On your desktop, put in 192.168.0.1 as the IP, 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask and 192.168.0.1 for the default gateway. - On the laptop, put in 192.168.0.2 as the IP, 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask and 192.168.0.2 for the default gateway. - Then disable the firewall if you have any (nothing will happen because you are connected to your own computer and not to the internet. There is no risk of hacking. Just remember to reactivate it before connecting to the internet). - XP shouldn't require a reboot after an IP change, but it might prompt you. If it does, then reboot both computers. From here they should be connected, so if you check your network connections, you should see the other computer's shared folders. To connect back to the internet, reenable the IP auto-detect, reenable the firewalls and reconnect to the internet. This should be or is really close to what you need to do. I've done this about 3 years ago, so the memory is a little fuzzy. I have never done this since I got a router.