On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Karl J. Runge wrote:
> This is a good point. You probabably also got broadcast and ARP requests
> too, which is reasonable ...
A lot of this high-speed ISP infrastructure equipment can be configured to
allow broadcasts (including ARPs) only from a single node (i.e., the ISP's
router), so you might not even seen that.
> (although annoying if a neighbor has broken machine broadcasting this
> stuff like mad).
Read: Neighbor is running MS Windows. :-)
> Even if you have a DOCSIS compliant Cable Modem, doesn't mean encryption
> is turned on (the provider can disable it in the handshake).
Doesn't seem too likely, since this would require more horsepower in the
head-end equipment, and it would likely increase their support costs, too.
Meanwhile, the Internet is still an inherently insecure network, so they
really wouldn't be accomplishing much anyway.
>> I would reiterate that the point below about using ssh/scp
>> would be a MUCH better idea.
>
> Yes, this is the best way to go.
I'll second -- er, third? -- that. You don't want to trust the Internet any
more then you would trust a downtown city street at night in a bad
neighborhood -- i.e., not at all.
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