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StarField Send message Joined: 8 Oct 02 Posts: 2 Credit: 464,666 RAC: 0 |
How do I hide computers to other users? |
canis lupus Send message Joined: 26 Oct 03 Posts: 154 Credit: 13,061 RAC: 0 |
Your Account Preferences, SETI@home, View or Edit Edit SETI@home Preferences Should SETI@home show your computers on its web site? - change setting Update Preferences Other users won't see them - you still will if you are logged in to your account. I'm curious - why do people want to hide their computers? -- <p>Regards, Paul - Just slowly BOINCing along...</p> |
Heffed Send message Joined: 19 Mar 02 Posts: 1856 Credit: 40,736 RAC: 0 |
> I'm curious - why do people want to hide their computers? I think it's because they go to their computers page on their account and see their IP address. I don't think they realize that this info is only visible to them... I could never see the point to hiding them myself, as there is no critical info publicly listed. I enjoy seeing what people are running with, and it's quite a nice troubleshooting tool when someone has a problem, you can look at their systems and possibly see what the problem is. (at least you could when the results weren't disabled) <a> [/url] |
Tom Stepka Send message Joined: 25 May 99 Posts: 15 Credit: 1,368,840 RAC: 0 |
> > I'm curious - why do people want to hide their computers? > > I think it's because they go to their computers page on their account and see > their IP address. > > I don't think they realize that this info is only visible to them... > > I could never see the point to hiding them myself, as there is no critical > info publicly listed. I enjoy seeing what people are running with, and it's > quite a nice troubleshooting tool when someone has a problem, you can look at > their systems and possibly see what the problem is. (at least you could when > the results weren't disabled) > > <a> [/url] > I disagree - the computer listing shows Windows version and service packs installed. This info can be used to identify computers with security holes vulnerable to specific attacks. |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
> > > I'm curious - why do people want to hide their computers? > > > > I think it's because they go to their computers page on their account and > see > > their IP address. > > > > I don't think they realize that this info is only visible to them... > > > > I could never see the point to hiding them myself, as there is no > critical > > info publicly listed. I enjoy seeing what people are running with, and > it's > > quite a nice troubleshooting tool when someone has a problem, you can > look at > > their systems and possibly see what the problem is. (at least you could > when > > the results weren't disabled) > > > > <a> [/url] |
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