DSL is a private connection much like a t1, with it's own port connection on
the isp end. Although the dsl router is more analagous to a modem in some
ways.
Cable modem is a shared ethernet segment, and thus is less secure.
Really depends on what you're trying to accomplish which is more
appropriate.. upstream speeds on some dsl products are kind of slow, ask
about this when you talk to whatever sales goon you get.
Have you ever done a broadcast ping on a cable box(should do this within the
network)? Can be fairly enlightening, of course the only machines that will
respond on your segment are those that allow icmp packets. I personaly
have about 40 neighbors currently(that I can see), so I'm on a lightly
loaded segment.
i'm on a /23 network which means there can be 509 (512-3) customers on this
network with me.
I know areas like New York have isp's that will really load up a segment to
the point it's choking.
JDSmith
isp monkey.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:22 PM
Subject: RE: [expert] Security with cable
> In that sense, DSL is more like T1 or Frame-relay or modem dialup and
unlike
> a shared cable modem medium.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Frigerio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 2:23 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [expert] Security with cable
>
>
> Yeah but what I was wondering is if it is more like a T1 or frame-relay
> in the sense that you will not be in the same broadcast space as the
> rest of the people in the same DSL area. That is what I'd like to know.
> The reason is that that way they will find my machine by scanning but
> people on the same group but my machine will not see traffic on the
> link.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 9:29 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [expert] Security with cable
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> > > What about DSL? I think it is similar to a PPP connection but havent
> > > seen one yet and am thinking about getting it. Does anybody
> > have good
> > > info about it? Running together with Linux?
> > >
> > DSL is more like a cablemodem -- it's a semi-permanent connection.
> > John
> >
