You guys are both right. Cable modem plants are a broadcast network. All
packets are sent down the line and you have the ability to see everyone's
traffic 'IF' you could sniff the cable line and not sniff the ethernet cable
going to your PC. Most cable modems are simply mini-routers so if
At 11:50 AM 3/19/02, Fraasch James wrote:
You guys are both right. Cable modem plants are a broadcast network. All
packets are sent down the line and you have the ability to see everyone's
traffic 'IF' you could sniff the cable line and not sniff the ethernet cable
going to your PC. Most cable
My bad. True, you would see broadcasts but not all traffic.
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Some clarifications for this post:
* Just about every DOCSIS cable modem on the market operates as an
ethernet bridge. If one has residential HSD service from a cable
company and you lease the modem, then you have a bridging modem.
* While DOCSIS modems are bridging devices, they will not
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