RE: Cable Vs. DSL

[Xueyan Liu <xueyall () yahoo com>]

since you brought up router/firewall, do you think a
simple router such as linksys or netgear which does
NAT, drop based on port number and port forwarding
provides enough security for SOHO users behind a
cable/dsl modem?

Xueyan


--- Mike Heitz <mikeheitz () upshotmail com> wrote:
> Did you say "ISPs think about security"???
>
> Nice article in InternetWeek this week about SBC and
> NOT thinking about
> security.
>
> Sorry... off topic...
>
> My 2 cents is... regardless of whether it's Cable or
> DSL you are wide
> open to all sorts of nastiness. I know I'm echoing
> most of the responses
> when I say without a router/firewall you are at risk
> regardless.
>
> mike heitz ** sr it manager ** UPSHOT
> 312-943-0900 x5190
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: yannick san [mailto:yannicksan () free fr] 
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 4:45 PM
> To: Hornat, Charles;
> security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: Cable Vs. DSL
>
> you have to look at how ISPs think about security.
> Cable or xDSL are the technologies used to connect
> you to their
> equipements... the IP you receive is given by the
> ISP you have choosen.
>
> Yannick'san
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hornat, Charles"
> <Charles_Hornat () standardandpoors com>
> To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 5:42 PM
> Subject: Cable Vs. DSL
>
>
> Which is more secure?
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