Business VPN same wireless as personal laptop. Can work monitor my internet on personal?

andrewjames79

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Question: I have a work laptop (work from home) which I log into a SonicWall NetExtender VPN on that work laptop. It is connected to internet via my home wireless Brighthouse cable modem/wifi router.

I also am using my personal laptop same internet connection via Brighthouse modem/wifi.

Can my work monitor my usage on my personal laptop? Spy on me, view websites I visited on my personal laptop, because we are on the same wireless internet connection?
 
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No. All a VPN does is create a secure tunnel between your PC's internet connection to the works network infrastructure. The connection is only there when VPN is enabled and only on the device that has the VPN software.

They can not monitor the rest of your network as it's not connected to your works remote site because its not going through the VPN. Only your work PC.
No. All a VPN does is create a secure tunnel between your PC's internet connection to the works network infrastructure. The connection is only there when VPN is enabled and only on the device that has the VPN software.

They can not monitor the rest of your network as it's not connected to your works remote site because its not going through the VPN. Only your work PC.
 
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