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RE: Security problem in PPPoE connection

  • From: Martin Hannigan
  • Date: Mon Mar 13 15:42:25 2006 
At 03:25 PM 3/13/2006, James R. Cutler wrote:
At 3/13/2006 11:16 AM -0800, Bora Akyol wrote:

"Any info on percentages of users that use routers vs Windows boxes? "

Almost 100% of Careful Windows Users use routers.
Almost 100% of Potential Victims connect directly.

Now, you really meant to ask, what is the ratio of Victims to Careful. Too big, whatever it is.

That depends, maybe you mean Windows->NAT vs. Windows non NAT. I think there's implications
in router, unless your assuming NAT.

As well, pvlans are prone to fail if not a forethought of architecture instead of
an after effect. Trying to put legacy networks into a pvlan architecture is like
putting square pegs in round holes.

My experience has been pvlans cause more trouble than they are worth.



-M<





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