[76640] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Kell)
Sat Dec 18 23:12:08 2004
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:11:38 -0500
From: Jeff Kell <jeff-kell@utc.edu>
To: Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com>
Cc: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <bb0e440a04121818495404deab@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
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?
Both regional cable providers in our area provide only cheap cable
modems, and at least the ILEC CO's DSL is also basic modem-like
capability, although the ILEC offers a wireless option with a DSL AP
(that I haven't examined to see if it's a router or bridge).
At least one of the cable providers provides free virus/firewall
software (F-Secure).
Don't know of any hardware security offerings bundled or offered.
Jeff
