DSL Providors

[Tommy Moore]

Actually Raul cable isn't less secure because its a fast open medium or 
anything, its less secure because for the most part its not switched and 
it operates like standard ethernet.
This means that someone on the segment can turn on an ethernet sniffer 
such as dsniff and grab url's mail messages and all kinds of stuff just by 
putting their network card in to promiscuous mode.

Tommy


On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:

> Amanda.  Having cable, dsl, dialup, t1, isdn, etc is really about the
> same really as far as security.  It's like a front door.  If you leave
> the front door open you can expect anyone to walk in.  With internet
> access regardless of type as long as you take steps to insure your
> security you will be fine.  Windows users use zonealarm for 1 pc and
> advanced firewall routers for other types of setups.  Linux users can
> use ipchains along with utilities such as portsentry to monitor their
> computers.  Cable or dsl isn't any more or less secure than anything
> else really.  Some may argue this point but I've used both enough to
> have been able to make this opinion.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Amanda Lee said the following on Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 10:47:29PM -0400:
> > But what about the security issues of Cable vs. DSL???  I don't understand
> > why you all who have far more knowledge of networks, etc., than I do,
> > would ever recommend Cable???
> > 
> > Amanda
> > 
> > 
> > 
> For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals..  Then
> something happened, which unleashed the power of our imagination...
> We learned to talk...  Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
> 
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