What is THIS and how did it get here?

[Laisha]

I don't know where I should put this question, let alone how to explain it, so I'm going to pos a screen shot of what is concerning me. I was just digging around and found this beneath Network:

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Do you have a windows pc on your network?

 

[chabig]

That's a Windows PC on your network, and it's nothing to worry about. The network is like a street that has houses up and down both sides. Just because other houses are on the same street as you doesn't mean they can get into your house, nor can you get into theirs. Another one that works is if you're connected to public wifi at a store or hotel. Everyone's computers are sharing the same network and you might see them there. Things you will see include:

- Mac computers that have file sharing turned on
- Windows computers with shared folders
- AirPort disks and Time Capsules
- SMB/CIFS, NFS, FTP, and WebDAV services running on UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers
- FTP servers

If you prefer to see none of these, open Finder Preferences and uncheck "Connected Servers"

 

[Laisha]

Do you have a windows pc on your network?

Thank you both.

Another one that works is if you're connected to public wifi at a store or hotel. Everyone's computers are sharing the same network and you might see them there.

Bingo! We are in a hotel in Arlington, VA, which explains the whole thing.


I guess I just get alarmed and suspicious easily whenever I leave Maine for any length of time.

 

[maflynn]

Bingo! We are in a hotel in Arlington, VA, which explains the whole thing.

When traveling and using public hotspots, I highly recommend using a VPN.

 

[vcboard]

View attachment 2123137I don't know where I should put this question, let alone how to explain it, so I'm going to pos a screen shot of what is concerning me. I was just digging around and found this beneath Network:

It's both cheeky and cute of Apple to use the BSOD screen to represent PC lol