Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing

["Alexei Roudnev" <alex () relcom net>]

Please,do not compare connections thru PNAT (DSL + Linksys) with dialup.

So, this all is incorrect - DSL providers are (in 90% cases) protected from
the very beginning by hardware (even if they never hear word FIREWALL) -
because of PNAT.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <ops.lists () gmail com>
To: "Sean Donelan" <sean () donelan com>
Cc: <nanog () merit edu>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing


> On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:07:58 -0500 (EST), Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> > > Just asking .. any idea how many cable / dsl operators around the
> > > world - not just in the USA - provide hardware firewalls along with
> > > their CPE equipment - or perhaps provide CPE equipment that's capable
> > > of firewalling?
> >
> > How many dialup operators around the world provide hardware firewalls?
Or
> > is the modem built into your computer or bought as an add-on card?
>
> Not a valid comparison.
>
> At least some manufacturers make hardware firewalls that are also
> PPPoE / PPPoA dsl modems.  Linksys for example.  Several other
> manufacturers don't do this.
>
> -- 
> Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists () gmail com)