[76638] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Suresh Ramasubramanian)
Sat Dec 18 22:43:58 2004
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:13:29 +0530
From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com>
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.58.0412182206460.28532@clifden.donelan.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
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.
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Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists@gmail.com)
