An extremely common way for thieves to steal your personal information is by breaking into your wireless network and hacking into file sharing programs and peer-to-peer programs. IBahn, a leader in secure broadband to-go for business, has provided these tips for disabling file sharing and peer-to-peer capabilities on your laptop.

Disable File-Sharing

Windows XP

<       Click on the Start menu and go to My Computer

<       From the drop-down menu, select Tools and click on Folder Options

<       Select the View tab

<       In the Advanced Settings window, deselect the Use Simple File Sharing check box

<       Click Apply

<       Click OK

Windows 98

<       ハRight-click on Network Neighborhood

<       ハClick on Properties, then click the File and Printer Sharing button

<       ハIn the File and Print Sharing window, deselect all check boxes

<       ハClick OK

<       ハClick OK again

<       ハReboot computer

Disable Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) Wi-Fi

Windows XP

<       ハClick Start and go to Control Panel

<       ハClick on the Network Connections icon

<       ハRight-click on Wireless Network Connection, and click on Properties

<       ハSelect Wireless Networks tab and click on the Advanced button

<       ハSelect Access point (infrastructure) networks only

<       ハClick Close

<       ハClick OK

Windows 98

Since Windows 98 doesn't support wireless network connections natively, each manufacturer｡ｦs driver has different capabilities and configurations. Refer to the documentation for the wireless network card or contact the manufacturer for more information.