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Author
4 Oct 2008 10:51 AM
Gerard
Hello to all.
I discovered my boss is spying on the surfing habits of the employers
on the network.
He is using the administrator at the server's computer to check the
logs of the networked computers.
I figured if I change the IP address of my computer , and/or change
the user name, by opening a new user account he wouldn't be able to
figure out the identity of the computer doing the surfing. I have
sufficient privileges to carry out these changes.
Is it possible also to change the computer name? I assume the server
is either a Windows 2000 or 2003 PC.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Gerard

My PC is a Windows XP computer.

Author
4 Oct 2008 5:33 PM
Leonard Agoado
"Gerard" <elishap***@gmail.com> wrote on his last day at work,

> Hello to all.
> I discovered my boss is spying on the surfing habits of the employers
> on the network.

    Boss?  As in employer?  As in it's their network?


> He is using the administrator at the server's computer to check the
> logs of the networked computers.
> I figured if I change the IP address of my computer , and/or change
> the user name, by opening a new user account he wouldn't be able to
> figure out the identity of the computer doing the surfing.

    You figured wrong on a lot of counts.


> I have
> sufficient privileges to carry out these changes.

    But not sufficient sense to think it through.


> Is it possible also to change the computer name? I assume the server
> is either a Windows 2000 or 2003 PC.
> My PC is a Windows XP computer.

    'Your' PC, or your employer's PC?  Most companies would have your ass
out the door before you had time to call mommy or daddy to pick you up.
Don't plan on listing this job in your employment history.

    Tell me, you're joking right?

    Really, which is this; a joe-job or a troll?  The real Gerard do
something to piss you off?


Regards,

Leonard Agoado
ago***@msn.com
Author
8 Oct 2008 7:20 PM
Gerard
Hello to all.
I discovered my boss is spying on the surfing habits of the employers
on the network.
He is using the administrator at the server's computer to check the
logs of the networked computers.
I figured if I change the IP address of my computer , and/or change
the user name, by opening a new user account he wouldn't be able to
figure out the identity of the computer doing the surfing. I have
sufficient privileges to carry out these changes.
Is it possible also to change the computer name? I assume the server
is either a Windows 2000 or 2003 PC.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Gerard

My PC is a Windows XP computer.
Author
8 Oct 2008 7:49 PM
John John (MVP)
Are you for real?  New computer name = new machine, how exactly do you
expect to join the new machine to the domain?  How do you plan on adding
a new user and or machine on the domain without domain administrator
privileges?  Do you think that your boss is stupid to the point of not
noticing these things?

I suggest that you brush up your resume, you will probably need it if
you try a stupid stunt like the one that you are now planing!

John

Gerard wrote:

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> Hello to all.
> I discovered my boss is spying on the surfing habits of the employers
> on the network.
> He is using the administrator at the server's computer to check the
> logs of the networked computers.
> I figured if I change the IP address of my computer , and/or change
> the user name, by opening a new user account he wouldn't be able to
> figure out the identity of the computer doing the surfing. I have
> sufficient privileges to carry out these changes.
> Is it possible also to change the computer name? I assume the server
> is either a Windows 2000 or 2003 PC.
>
> Thanks in advance for all the help.
>
> Gerard
>
> My PC is a Windows XP computer.
Author
9 Oct 2008 5:43 PM
Gerard
On Oct 8, 8:49 pm, "John John (MVP)" <audetw***@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> Are you for real?  New computer name = new machine, how exactly do you
> expect to join the new machine to the domain?  How do you plan on adding
> a new user and or machine on the domain without domain administrator
> privileges?  Do you think that your boss is stupid to the point of not
> noticing these things?
>
> I suggest that you brush up your resume, you will probably need it if
> you try a stupid stunt like the one that you are now planing!
>
> John
>

John,
I managed to  decrypt the Administrators PW  and nobody seems to have
noticed.
So what is the next step?

Gerard
Author
10 Oct 2008 10:15 AM
John John (MVP)
Gerard wrote:

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> On Oct 8, 8:49 pm, "John John (MVP)" <audetw***@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>
>>Are you for real?  New computer name = new machine, how exactly do you
>>expect to join the new machine to the domain?  How do you plan on adding
>>a new user and or machine on the domain without domain administrator
>>privileges?  Do you think that your boss is stupid to the point of not
>>noticing these things?
>>
>>I suggest that you brush up your resume, you will probably need it if
>>you try a stupid stunt like the one that you are now planing!
>>
>>John
>>
>
>
>  John,
> I managed to  decrypt the Administrators PW  and nobody seems to have
> noticed.

Which Administrator password?  The local one?  Do you think that local
administrators have domain privileges?   In any case if you were "smart"
enough to decrypt the password you should be smart enough to figure the
rest out for yourself!

John
Author
9 Oct 2008 6:53 AM
Salvador Manaois III
Unless you're doing something _stupid_, you shouldn't worry 'bout your boss
spying on your surfing habits (assuming your company has a policy stating
that he has the right to do so). =)

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"Gerard" wrote:

> Hello to all.
> I discovered my boss is spying on the surfing habits of the employers
> on the network.
> He is using the administrator at the server's computer to check the
> logs of the networked computers.
> I figured if I change the IP address of my computer , and/or change
> the user name, by opening a new user account he wouldn't be able to
> figure out the identity of the computer doing the surfing. I have
> sufficient privileges to carry out these changes.
> Is it possible also to change the computer name? I assume the server
> is either a Windows 2000 or 2003 PC.
>
> Thanks in advance for all the help.
>
> Gerard
>
> My PC is a Windows XP computer.
>
Author
9 Oct 2008 5:45 PM
Gerard
On Oct 9, 7:53 am, Salvador Manaois III
<SalvadorManaois***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Unless you're doing something _stupid_, you shouldn't worry 'bout your boss
> spying on your surfing habits (assuming your company has a policy stating
> that he has the right to do so). =)
>
Hey hey .
Maybe its just the thrill of defeating his defenses.

Gerard