On Jul 12, 2:55pm, Andy wrote:
> Subject: Re: Surprise, Surprise...
>
> Daemeon Reiydelle wrote:
> >
> > This problem is endemic and inherent to ALL cable companies because each
> > segment (more or less a few block radius) is a common subnet.
>
> What about the claim in the article that all one need do is disable
> sharing, or, at least use good passwords on shares. Is this enough?
>
IMHO, unbind all protocols except for TCP/IP on the cable modem NIC
regardless of OS (NT, 95, 98). If you need to fileshare then setup
a VPN solution with the other site(s). There are routers available
for the home office / LAN to help solve some of the SMB/NETBEUI/
promiscuous mode problems too.
> -Andy
>-- End of excerpt from Andy
My $0.02,
Kevin
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