On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 08:44, Robert Snyder wrote:
> Now when it comes to Verizon and PPPOE it usually best for it the
> modem to handle it. Verizon will force you to use PPPOE login via the
> modem if you ever have a problem.
Unfortunately, that can quickly become a performance issue. It can also
be a usability issue if the modem does the 1-to-many NAT for you. I.e.,
you seriously limit yourself to the capabilities of that 1-to-many NAT
device.
Since most 1-to-many NAT devices utterly lack advanced firewall and,
more importantly, IDS capabilities, they are rather useless. It's never
a matter of not being hacked, but knowing when you have.
Otherwise you're just another Valve -- you won't know you've been hacked
for months until your source code is posted on the Internet. Had Valve
had IDS, they would have known.
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