http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20415583 en Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:41:21 EDT Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:41:21 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20419748 rjs1003 : Hi there,
Are you sure whether it's downloading data? (ie could it be uploading?)

Whether the designer's friend can access anything on your network depends on how the VPN is setup, but if the designer is using a VPN client then it's not particularly likely that there'll be any way for them to route packets out through your network. However, if the designer were uploading designs back to his friend's network... (?) Does the designer turn his PC off (or take it home) at night?

Another thing - you said you have a modem and some cheap switches... does your modem have a firewall in it? If so, any capabilities to see what is going on?
And also, (and maybe especially if the data is being uploaded) how certain are you that none of your PCs are infected with a virus of some sort?

The answer could be something silly, like a user has found a way to 'back up' their PC at home onto their one at work, and isn't aware that this is causing issues - it may be that publicising the problem makes the user realise and stop!
If it continues then you may need to look at ways to record and prove which PC is receiving/sending all this data...

Bob]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20419748 Fri, 02 May 2008 04:35:32 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20415583 anon : I have a security question for someone with more experience than myself. I am the IT person (scary) for a small manufacturing company anlong with my regular job. We unfortunatly use hughesnet for internet service and keep exceeding our FAP and are throttled down to 14.4 for 24hrs at a time. After looking at some logs someones computer is downloading huge amounts of data overnite, like 800+ meg. The only thing recently that has changed is a new designer who brought his own computer but accesses his license for his cad software from his friends VPN, which we have never met. Is this friend able to access our network and if he is, is there any suggestions to what I can do for some better security. Our network is basically just a modem and some switches with a couple of computers used for storage that we map network drives to share cad data. My boss is cheap and doesnt really know how to use a computer so he wont spend a whole lot of money to do things exactly the right way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20415583 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:35:10 EDT