From: John on

"balzer" <balzer(a)nospam.microsoft.news> wrote in message
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> The special server (hardware) has been attached between provider's DSL
> cable
> and dsl modem, for interception and recording all voice conversations (and
> internet traffic also, seems).

Is that a VOIP box that allows you to make regular phone calls to any phone?

> One PC have access to that server(probably
> some management software installed) for monitoring conversations
> periodically.

How do you know the "server" monitors conversations?

> Is there way protect or scramble internet traffic between one
> of the rest PCs and WAN? Or not possible, and each packet can be read by
> that server?

What is this "server" you're talking about? Btw, your original post asks a
completely diferent question. Start a new thread if you have a new question.


From: VanguardLH on
balzer wrote:

> Small LAN, 5 PCs. How to protect one PC inside LAN(isolate from other PCs):
> to prevent from connecting other computers to that PC, or share files?

Go to the switch device (which might be the frontend to a router) and
configure that host (by MAC or IP address) as isolated or inaccessible to
the other hosts. How to do this depends on what switch/router you use. I
used to be able to do this in my old DLink router but not in my Linksys.

On the host that you want to isolate, you could disable the exception in
Windows Firewall that allows the file and printer sharing protocols/ports.
Or you could go into the TCP properties of your LAN connectoid in the
Network applet in Control Panel to disable the File and Printer Sharing
protocol.