> ISP and blame. According to the description on the kassensturz page, we (the providers) allready are to blame. The tactic they have chosen is that apperantly we prefeer selling pppoe modems over nat capable routers due to the cost factor, and so sacrifice client security over money.
Of course the "problem" will probably be handled on $TABLOID niveau. "Those evil companies rip us off etc. etc. etc." Some arguments that have sprung to my mind: - Routers / Modems where vastly differently priced a year ago or so. - Internet is a 2Way medium - It shall stay as little influnced by *whateverpowersmightbe* and the situation is something we have to live with, but not necessarly accept. - Software vendors that still are unable to implent even basic security. (E.g. Windoze XP Home lacking an administrator password. Which probably makes up 100% of the clients compromised on file sharing basis in the cnlab "test".) - Price isn't really factor as the end user device is seldom included in the subscription. - Today routers are available at the same price as modems. - I have yet to see a cablemodem with routing functionallity. (Its probably built-in but not activated.) (Might be that I am unfamilliar with the technology.) And they'll probably scream for port filtering at provider level. - Folken ---------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maillist-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/swinog%40swinog.ch/
