You know, if I had a cable modem I would have some sort of firewall router just to preserve my peace of mind. I might even run NAT on the LAN side. So the question is this: can a customer use a firewall for *one* computer? If so, how can the cableco determine whether there is a single computer or two computers or more behind a firewall? I really don't think they can except in cases of egregious abuse. David Leonard ShaysNet On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Eric A. Hall wrote:
"Eric A. Hall" wrote:
If you use too much bandwidth, they will [] drop your service.
ps--the original message sounds like they have gone beyond hunting down the people running warez servers and the like, and have gone into an agressive mode of pursuing anybody with a NAT regardless of their utilization. I have no idea if that is true. I don't think it would be a smart move on their part but that probably doesn't enter the equation.
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