> My uneducated impression is that cable modems are much like > an unswitched, > unfiltered LAN, and therefore subject to the perils mentioned in that > article. As has been mentioned before on this list, DSL is often bridged and thus subject to the same security risks as cable modems. When I got DSL it even specifically stated on the info I receiced that the traffic was bridged. There's no substitute for a few precautionary measures whatever your means of connecting. Sean
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