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Article #1086Re: ISPs can easily decrease net abuse
From: booster
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 03:40
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 03:40
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I was helping a guy the other day and he had a DSL modem that had built in nat/firewall and all that stuff. it was buggy though. If Rogers upgraded their modems so it came with a built in router/firewall/nat that would be great too (if it wasn't buggy) "Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1a353cd8c276f345989ea9@news-server.columbus.rr.com... > In article <Xns944467F028317jbuserspc9org@130.179.16.24>, jem@users.pc9 > __org says... > > As I'm sure lots of you are aware, cable/DSL machines are infected by > > viruses and worms like nothing else. They become sources of email viruses > > and other types of malicious traffic. > > > > Then something occurred to me. Wouldn't it help dramatically if ISPs > > delegated static IP addresses for any kind of permanent connectivity? This > > way, customers' addresses would stay constant and make them easier to track > > down: > > Actually, if ISP's required users to install a router with NAT it would > eliminate most of it. The hacks and worms could not infect new machines > protected by NAT. > > Most ISP's cable modem and DSL routers already have the ability to run > NAT..... > > -- > -- > spamfree999@rrohio.com > (Remove 999 to reply to me)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10c8f2,17f958067a510d3b X-Google-Attributes: gid10c8f2,public X-Google-Thread: ff723,17f958067a510d3b X-Google-Attributes: gidff723,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-01 19:42:14 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!news-FFM2.ecrc.net!newsfeed.vmunix.org!feed.news.tiscali.de!news.belwue.de!irazu.switch.ch!switch.ch!solnet.ch!solnet.ch!newsfeed.mountaincable.net!cyclone01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com!twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "booster" <saltynuts2002@msn.com> Newsgroups: comp.security.misc,can.internet.highspeed References: <Xns944467F028317jbuserspc9org@130.179.16.24> <MPG.1a353cd8c276f345989ea9@news-server.columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: ISPs can easily decrease net abuse Lines: 34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <PQTyb.118348$Fv8.7274@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 03:40:31 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.192.170.124 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rogers.com X-Trace: twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com 1070336431 24.192.170.124 (Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:40:31 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:40:31 EST