Unfortunately, that relies on security built-in to cable modems. Some
people have figured out how to put their cable modems into something
called promiscuous mode (ethernet cards support this as well), which
allows them to receive any packet being sent on the local wire (usually
a neighborhood).
Again this is in theory. I'm suppose to worry about Dave, my neighbor down
the street whom I borrowed hedge trimmers from last summer becoming angry
and learning to program cable modems? With the DOCSIS based cable modems
standard now security is as good as on DSL lines. On top of that, even
All this cable/DSL talk got me wondering: Is DSL any more secure/safer
than cable or vis-a-versa?
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I never knock the competition. All I can say is that in Verizon
territory, you pay for 3 mbps, you get 3 mbps, or a reasonable
facsimile.
That has been my experience
I don't know how far anecdotal evidence can resolve this issue but here is
my experience.
I was a verizon DSL subscriber from the beginning in the Washington DC
area. I was paying for 3MB, Verizon stated that they could only give me
1.5MB. and my usual experience ( from the Verizon speed test
Logical security? I don't see any basis for any difference. Physical security?
No matter what's in the cable (copper twisted pair, copper coax, or fiber),
there would be little difference, i.e. if it's strung on poles, a falling tree
would part it, but physical strength would make some
All this cable/DSL talk got me wondering: Is DSL any more secure/safer
than cable or vis-a-versa?
Depends on how it is connected. Old-style provisioning, that did not use
a router/firewall, had you sharing your home network with 500 neighbors.
So you could print stuff out on your neighbor's
Cable systems are built on ethernet technology, this is where the idea that
you share your connection with the rest of the neighborhood, you are
basically on the same network. Most if not all current cable modems are
built to filter out packets not meant for your IP therefore the old story of
After many
conversations with various Verizon Tech Support people, I am highly aware
that that DSL speed is highly dependent on distance from the local central
office. Therefore, other people may have a different average speed from
their DSL
We tend to forget that DSL is an amazing trick to get
On Sat, 15 Mar 2008, mike wrote:
Cable systems are built on ethernet technology, this is where the idea that
you share your connection with the rest of the neighborhood, you are
basically on the same network. Most if not all current cable modems are
built to filter out packets not meant for
