How much does the wifi administrator know about what i'm using the wifi for?(10 points)?

Question

Its not what you think.
Its just that our school forbids using facebook, youtube ect on there wifi, and there tired of catching people using proxy's to get in (they block the original websites) so people who get caught using it get in big trouble.
I was wondering if the wifi administrators could tell what websites I'm using, or have used, or if they have my browsing history on there computers or something and could look at it if they wanted to.

Answer 1

The administrator could monitor all network traffic on the wireless network and therefore the administrator can know about every website which is being visited. Passwords which are being sent in clear text over the wireless network can also be seen by the administrator. If you do not want others to know what you are doing, then use your own internet connection at home. Keep in mind that whatever you do, your ISP will always know and they log everything.

Answer 2

To start, yes, a network admin has the ability to see everything you do. You are on the the schools network, so its their right to do so. There is probably a privacy policy some where.



They probably can't see your browser history. This is stored on your computer, which they wouldn't have access to directly. However, if this is a school owned computer, it is possible they have software that allows them access and they may be tracking your history. Again, that should be in a privacy policy somewhere.



If you are in the US, public schools are required to block some stuff (such as adult content) in order to qualify for federal funding. In addition, a lot of schools elect to block social networking and entertainment sites as well to prevent distractions.

Answer 3

They will have logs of every connection from every device connecting to their network. They will be able to find exactly where you went and when you went there.