Re: Cable Vs. DSL

["David Vertie" <verticalrave () hotmail com>]

> From what last transversing into the pit of Cable vs. DSL technology, I've 
found that cable modem providers periodically will add settings to a users 
modem (most providers can administer your modem (depending on modem) 
remotely if they're smart enough and change these settings if they wish) to 
prevent them from listenting to broadcast traffic on their segment.

Or, in a different case scenario (which I have never seen in real life 
implementation) users will have cable modems on their own segment receving 
traffic up and down directly from the cable provider.

I'm not sure if bandwidth caps on a modem achieve the same effect, because 
i've never looked into that field.

David










> From: Jamie Pratt <jamie () nucdc org>
> Reply-To: jamie () nucdc org
> To: security-basics <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> Subject: Re: Cable Vs. DSL
> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 10:35:54 -0400
>
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> I'm not sure this is the case in all telco's setups - For example, I
> am on a cable modem at home, and I can't see *any* traffic but my
> own... (Which is how I want it anyways)
>
> jamie
>
> Neal K. Groothuis wrote:
>
> > DSL.  With cable, you're on a broadcast medium, and therefore
> everyone
> > on your segment can see your traffic and vice-versa.
> >
> >                                            - neal
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 11:42:25AM -0400, Hornat, Charles wrote:
> >
> >>Which is more secure?
> >
> >
>
> - --
>
> Jamie Pratt
> Systems Administrator/Programmer Analyst
> Norwich University Course Development Center
> jamie () nucdc org | ph. (802)485-2532
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