On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 18:01:56 +0200, Ingemar Nilsson <init@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? The cable/DSL modem can be used to sniff your local traffic.
