Ripcrd6 wrote: > > I read recently about people on the cable network being able to access other > users computers if they had the knowledge of a sysadmin. Likely they were > also using Linux to do so. They could see files and everything is a browse > mode on other people's PCs. In the same article they discussed the > benefits of DSL (digital subscriber line). One benefit was that this could > not happen. A person would have to be at the phone company in the > switchroom or building or whatever to have this kind of access. Another > benefit being that you could use your phone at the same time to make a call > due to the way the setup worked. YMMV, but I can't try either since we > don't have that kind of service in my area yet. We actually may, but we're > talking paying an arm and a leg per month for it. > Brian Your right, cable modems have serious security risks because everyone uses the same pipeline. DSL just became available here in Texas and it is too expensive. $200 setup fee, $40 per month for the DSL line, then another $40-100 per month for internet usage depending on the up/down stream you want. 256k up / 384k down ($40 per month), 384k up / 1.5mb down ($100 per month). -- Jeremy Mann http://manndesigns.dynip.com icq://21081443 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
