Can see other ppl's iMacs, Time Capsules...

I can see other people's iMacs/Time Capsules in my Shared menu in the left hand side of the finder. I have airport turned OFF. I don't use airport and connect to the internet through ethernet. I do have satelite internet. I had my Mac serviced because I thought I was being hacked - ppl who serviced Mac said that wasn't the case.
Is this normal, to be able to see other ppl's iMacs, Time Capsules that are in your area? Even when Airport is turned off?
This only started a couple of weeks ago when our internet was down for about a week, and the was reconnected.
Even with my airport turned completely off, why is this happening?
SO FRUSTRATED!

It makes no difference whether your AirPort is turned off or not as long as your Time Capsule is connected to the Internet connection by Ethernet, you will probably continue to see other devices under the SHARED heading in the Finder.
If you took your Mac to a hotel and connected to the Ethernet port in the room, you would also see other users under the SHARED heading. But, they cannot access your Mac or any other devices unless they have the password(s) required to do so.
The same thing will happen if you take your laptop down the coffee place and log on there using the wireless. You will see a number of other users under the SHARED heading as well. Again, there is no problem as long as they do not have the device password for your Mac
Other users can "see" you as well, so they too may be feeling a bit uneasy about things.
If what you see bothers you, you need to look into a DSL or cable connection for your home or apartment.

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