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Re: follow up on gigabit either

  • From: George Herbert
  • Date: Wed Dec 23 23:19:57 1998

K wrote:
[useful summary of gigabit ether situation]

>Steve also made exclnt point that the ATM vs 'promiscuous' medium
>	have other inherent distinction of potential interest 
>	to ISPs with policy/privacy/security concerns

I'm not quite sure I understand this bit; isn't switched ether
(of any speed) equally secure as an ATM switch would be?

-george william herbert
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