Please,do not compare connections thru PNAT (DSL + Linksys) with dialup. So, this all is incorrect - DSL providers are (in 90% cases) protected from the very beginning by hardware (even if they never hear word FIREWALL) - because of PNAT. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <ops.lists@gmail.com> To: "Sean Donelan" <sean@donelan.com> Cc: <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 7:43 PM Subject: Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing
On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:07:58 -0500 (EST), Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
wrote:
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
Just asking .. any idea how many cable / dsl operators around the world - not just in the USA - provide hardware firewalls along with their CPE equipment - or perhaps provide CPE equipment that's capable of firewalling?
How many dialup operators around the world provide hardware firewalls? Or is the modem built into your computer or bought as an add-on card?
Not a valid comparison.
At least some manufacturers make hardware firewalls that are also PPPoE / PPPoA dsl modems. Linksys for example. Several other manufacturers don't do this.
-- Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists@gmail.com)