26 Aug
2001
26 Aug
'01
12:27 a.m.
On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, S. Krishnan spewed into the ether: <snip>
There is also the question of security. If you're running off a shared Ethernet lan, unless you've secured your system properly, you're going to have possible security issues. I believe cable modem connections are rather more secure, but cannot confirm it since I have never used one.
Cable modem connections to your Pc are as safe as a dialup connection, i.e., not at all. You are vulnerable if you are running vulnerable servers.
Devdas Bhagat
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