Windows Users

Windows users can click on their “Network Neighborhood” icon and see
everything in their local LAN segment. The Windows machine sees an
802.11b network just the same as if it were connected to a wired LAN. A
user who clicks on the global icon to see the entire networked area can
see all the different LAN segments within the entire organization. It is
simple to expand the hierarchy tree for every computer in each LAN
segment to see which computers are connected to printers. Many LAN
printers show up as a printer icon with computers attached. In most
cases, these printers are freely accessible by anyone who can see them
on the network. Why not? What possible harm can a hacker do a freely
accessible network printer? You will see the answer in the next section
that details the vulnerability of these devices. Adding any one of these
printers to your computer is easy; sometimes you can simply double
click the printer icon to add the necessary drivers to your system. You
can start printing to these networked printer devices instantaneously
and no one would know you have added this capability to your workstation
until you start printing to any device. 225