It's kinda hard to flood the ARP table of an ATM switch and have it let you see the traffic on another PVC. It can be done with a switch. (Not necessarily _all_ switches but, some.) At 08:00 PM 12/23/98 -0800, you wrote:
K wrote: [useful summary of gigabit ether situation]
Steve also made exclnt point that the ATM vs 'promiscuous' medium have other inherent distinction of potential interest to ISPs with policy/privacy/security concerns
I'm not quite sure I understand this bit; isn't switched ether (of any speed) equally secure as an ATM switch would be?
-george william herbert gherbert@crl.com I speak only for myself
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