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tokaok · 10-30-2003, 04:46 PM

yes it is done thru the gate way.

remember when u make a request for a web page your not asking tfp.org directly you actually asking your companies gateway(just another computer with just more network plugs) to get it for you.

the gate way can record what you requested, and when tfp.org or anysite answers back it can record what you recieved.

the gate way is also keeping track how much information your are asking it to send for you as well as how much it is receiving for you.

thus its pretty easy to determine who is messing about.

a couple of redflags are
1) massive amount of data being transfered (movies, music, porn images)
2) massive ammounts of http page request(your surfing all the tfp topics of the day, fark.com, /. , etc.)

as to what determines massive , its normally any one who is above the average for your company/deparment.

also make note that anything you send (tfp post etc) are sent as pure simple text and can be looked at from ANY computer in your sourouding network.

how the tcp/ip network works is in this manner.

your send your nice tfp post talking about who knows what. your actually just sending a small letter to EVERY ONE in your sourrouding network then every one checks if its for them(if its not they normally disregard). then the gateway picks it up and reads its and passes it on to tfp.org for posting.

take not that even if the message is not addresed to them your coworkers computers can be set to pick up anything coming from your own computer.

i run a small network(27 comps)
and at any time from any computer i can check what is being sent and received to any of the computers under my charge.

and yes we have fired 4 people in the last 3 years for wasting time surfing, waching porn, downloading mp3s and such.

10-30-2003, 04:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
tokaok Crazy Location: Canada	yes it is done thru the gate way. remember when u make a request for a web page your not asking tfp.org directly you actually asking your companies gateway(just another computer with just more network plugs) to get it for you. the gate way can record what you requested, and when tfp.org or anysite answers back it can record what you recieved. the gate way is also keeping track how much information your are asking it to send for you as well as how much it is receiving for you. thus its pretty easy to determine who is messing about. a couple of redflags are 1) massive amount of data being transfered (movies, music, porn images) 2) massive ammounts of http page request(your surfing all the tfp topics of the day, fark.com, /. , etc.) as to what determines massive , its normally any one who is above the average for your company/deparment. also make note that anything you send (tfp post etc) are sent as pure simple text and can be looked at from ANY computer in your sourouding network. how the tcp/ip network works is in this manner. your send your nice tfp post talking about who knows what. your actually just sending a small letter to EVERY ONE in your sourrouding network then every one checks if its for them(if its not they normally disregard). then the gateway picks it up and reads its and passes it on to tfp.org for posting. take not that even if the message is not addresed to them your coworkers computers can be set to pick up anything coming from your own computer. i run a small network(27 comps) and at any time from any computer i can check what is being sent and received to any of the computers under my charge. and yes we have fired 4 people in the last 3 years for wasting time surfing, waching porn, downloading mp3s and such. Last edited by tokaok; 10-30-2003 at 04:51 PM..