Multi-drop PPPoE (Re: [ale] Mindspring/Earthlink DSL and linux?)

[esoteric at atlnet.com (Wandered Inn)]

Thompson Freeman wrote:
> 
> I haven't played with it yet - but the box claims to include some sort of
> packet firewall protection of the network which is configurable. How
> effective the protection is could only be determined by experiment, and
> I lack the personal skills to do a good job of that.

Valid point.  I guess you have to balance the issues of how comfortable
you are with this solution verses gaining the skills to build your own
or validate this solution (the latter being much more fun. :) )

My personal opinion is:

1. If you're planning to have an always on connection,
2. you have anything you value on any of the computers connected to this
connection,
3. you owe it to yourself to be able to verify that your solution works.

Then again, not a whole lot of people actually test a seat belt, they
just assume it will protect them. (I've personally tested a couple of
seat belts, although not intentionally...)

> 
> Other ALE list members have pointed out that there are alternatives. I
> haven't checked them out at this time, however.
> 

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