Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> writes: > "Bill Polhemus" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > For the life of me, I do not understand why anyone would hook their > > computer up directly to the cable (or dsl) modem rather than through a NAT > > router. > > Some people trust the software running on their computers more than the > software running on a cable modem. Personally, I would never let a cable > modem connect directly to my internal network. I would always want a computer > I controlled acting as a firewall between it and my network. If I have no running services with ports open to the network, what's the real difference? Okay, I understand about possible kernel bugs, but how big is this risk? Regards Ingemar
