Security issue? sharing & BTMM off, yet I can share files

I'm on a G5. Back to my Mac is off. All sharing is off (nothing checked) in system prefs. Yet I noticed that my Macbook (which is two floors up) is showing up in my sidebar. I figured it was just the icon, and I wouldn't be able to connect--yet I was able to browse the Macbook, and right now I'm transferring files.
Am I missing something? If sharing and BTMM are both off, how can I connect to my Macbook?
My modem/router is a 2Wire 2700hg, connected to the G5 via Ethernet.

I read something about how logging out of .mac doesn't always log out completely... some BTTM features remain activated, creating a security hole. For this reason, I only log into my .mac account from user accounts dedicated created specifically for me, never from someone else's user account. The Guest account might work too since in theory it gets wiped as soon as you log out.
Separately, I have seen advice from Apple saying that if you want to really log out of .mac, you should pretend to log back in using some random characters in the username and password. This resets some kind of cache and ensures that your username is truly logged out.
Try it out and see if the file sharing access persists.

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