Before the argument continues, a quick message to those who replied to my post:
I was referring to why *cable providers* use dhcp. Not any specific DHCP protocal. I suggest you at least try to understand what I'm saying before you say I'm wrong.
@Home does NOT probe/scan for people running servers proactively. In fact, when I was with them I tried to get a project approved that would allow me to do some portscans and track down the user with the rogue DHCP server that was bringing our network down. The word that was handed down from upper managment was a very emphatic *NO*.
Apparantly they not only didn't scan the network, but they were so against it that they would rather see the network down than invade users privacy(My best guess at reasoning. Another reason may be that they were suit-monkeys and had no clue what it was other than "bad").
DHCP is used to make it easier to configure the box and to support it. (sane) cable providers bind the IP to the ethernet MAC of the modem or the NIC so that you will always get it.
Why?
Your DHCP lease runs out every so often. Lets say you are fragging away in a game of Q3A. Your IP is 24.5.5.5. All of a sudden, windows renews your IP lease, and you get 24.5.6.7. The quake server has no clue that your IP changed, and ignores the packets now coming from 24.5.6.7. Oops, you just got disconnected.
"I just got disconnected. I think I'll tech support and bitch about it"
Obviously, cable providers don't want this. Hence, DHCP is for ease of configuration, not due to the lack of IP addresses, REGARDLESS of what tech support or the marketing machine tells you.
The @Home subscriber agreement warns very clearly that file and print sharing is a danger, and should be off. In fact, in most markets @Home won't install to a machine with it turned on, and in all markets, if the tech is doing his job, file and print sharing will be disabled by the installer.
You turn it back on, it's your own fault that your printer was "hacked"
Having left the company, I'm not a big @Home fan, but I'm not about to blame them if I'm stupid enough to misconfigure windows.
As an ex-@home (att) employee, I can tell you that the blocking of ports is, for the most part, a myth. I only dealt with AT&T@Home, so I don't know about the other cable providers, but I can personally attest that no att customer has *any* blocked ports. If there is a service blocking ports, it's becuase the cable company themselves blocked those ports. Excite@Home has nothing to do with how the MSO's configure their hardware.
On the issue of security, it's almost funny to hear people talk about how dangerous it is to leave your computer on if you have cable or dsl.
SpeedGuide.net has a good article abnout cable/dsl security.
To sum up the security issue; there is no discernable difference between the security of a cable modem and the security of a 56k, aside from the VLAN (virtual local area network) setup of a cable modem.
Want to protect yourself? Disable file and print sharing, don't accept files from people you don't know, scan for viruses every so often, and avoid emails with a subject line of "I Love You". It really is that simple, believe it or not.
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I agree with you completely. My point was more to point out that it would also be nice to be able to block REAL spam.
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What planet are you from? This is insane. I mean, to insinuate that SPAM is LEGAL and PROTECTED as free speech. Stupid, stupid.
Spam fills our mailboxes with crap we don't want and didn't ask for, and in some cases even requested to not be there. If we declare spam as legal, what next, our ACTUAL mailboxes filling up with crap?
Why, so Bill Gates can mod down the anti-ms posts and mod up that guy who keeps posting the windows logo ASCII? No thank you.
A closed (to the poor) moderation system defeats the purpose of a pro-OSS site. Not to mention that the trolls obviously have more money than anyone else here. Why else would they be home all day long to claim "f1rst p0st fuxxxxerz!!!JH(*)&# eye 0wn jew" and talk about naked and petrified actresses?
The cost of running a computer is minimal, so I'm not sure how the cost outweighs the profits. I only pay about 1.00$ american to run my 3 machines per month.
this is probably the most intelligent thing ever to be posted by a slashdot user. Thank you sir, you are an inspiration to those of us who are sick of penis birds and Natalie Portman.
Fuck you. Just because you are too blinded by blatant zealotry to see what windows has to offer doesnt mean everyone is. Windows is a great platform where games and whatnot are concerned, and, dare I say, a good platform for beginning coders. Not everyone likes a shitty non-anti-aliased xterm or an outdated command line. Some people would appreciate a free alternative to a good product made by an evil company.
And whether you like win or not, it has some great software available.
So now i have to pay out the ass for an HDTV that will only look good with my PS2 and while watching Jay Leno? Screw that, have you seen the prices on those things? I could buy 2 or 3 machines for that.
I think the nine months thing refers to the speed of *corporate* lines. The stuff the big guys use. While you may not care how fast Qwest employees can download porn, it DOES affect us in the long run. The more lines dropped, the more likely the lines are to go public when they need to get funding for new lines when they have to upgrade.
Still, with speeds(in MBps) higher than most users IQs, it's dissapointing to see T1's still so high in price.
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Before the argument continues, a quick message to those who replied to my post:
I was referring to why *cable providers* use dhcp. Not any specific DHCP protocal. I suggest you at least try to understand what I'm saying before you say I'm wrong.
@Home does NOT probe/scan for people running servers proactively. In fact, when I was with them I tried to get a project approved that would allow me to do some portscans and track down the user with the rogue DHCP server that was bringing our network down. The word that was handed down from upper managment was a very emphatic *NO*.
Apparantly they not only didn't scan the network, but they were so against it that they would rather see the network down than invade users privacy(My best guess at reasoning. Another reason may be that they were suit-monkeys and had no clue what it was other than "bad").
DHCP is used to make it easier to configure the box and to support it. (sane) cable providers bind the IP to the ethernet MAC of the modem or the NIC so that you will always get it.
Why?
Your DHCP lease runs out every so often. Lets say you are fragging away in a game of Q3A. Your IP is 24.5.5.5. All of a sudden, windows renews your IP lease, and you get 24.5.6.7. The quake server has no clue that your IP changed, and ignores the packets now coming from 24.5.6.7. Oops, you just got disconnected.
"I just got disconnected. I think I'll tech support and bitch about it"
Obviously, cable providers don't want this. Hence, DHCP is for ease of configuration, not due to the lack of IP addresses, REGARDLESS of what tech support or the marketing machine tells you.
Disable file and print sharing. Problem solved.
The @Home subscriber agreement warns very clearly that file and print sharing is a danger, and should be off. In fact, in most markets @Home won't install to a machine with it turned on, and in all markets, if the tech is doing his job, file and print sharing will be disabled by the installer.
You turn it back on, it's your own fault that your printer was "hacked"
Having left the company, I'm not a big @Home fan, but I'm not about to blame them if I'm stupid enough to misconfigure windows.
As an ex-@home (att) employee, I can tell you that the blocking of ports is, for the most part, a myth. I only dealt with AT&T@Home, so I don't know about the other cable providers, but I can personally attest that no att customer has *any* blocked ports. If there is a service blocking ports, it's becuase the cable company themselves blocked those ports. Excite@Home has nothing to do with how the MSO's configure their hardware.
On the issue of security, it's almost funny to hear people talk about how dangerous it is to leave your computer on if you have cable or dsl.
SpeedGuide.net has a good article abnout cable/dsl security.
To sum up the security issue; there is no discernable difference between the security of a cable modem and the security of a 56k, aside from the VLAN (virtual local area network) setup of a cable modem.
Want to protect yourself? Disable file and print sharing, don't accept files from people you don't know, scan for viruses every so often, and avoid emails with a subject line of "I Love You". It really is that simple, believe it or not.
I agree with you completely. My point was more to point out that it would also be nice to be able to block REAL spam.
What planet are you from? This is insane. I mean, to insinuate that SPAM is LEGAL and PROTECTED as free speech. Stupid, stupid.
Spam fills our mailboxes with crap we don't want and didn't ask for, and in some cases even requested to not be there. If we declare spam as legal, what next, our ACTUAL mailboxes filling up with crap?
Oh, wait, they already do.
But will they make a board for my Slot-A 700Mhz Athlon?
Socket seems to be the wave of the future, but it would be nice if they would at least support the "older" slot cpus. I'd love to buy one.
-Nastard-
Its reverse engineering and cloning it that takes smarts.
But certainly not creativity.
If its okay to emulate a Playstation, and the Playstation 2 can play DVD's...
^-anyone else see these as smiley faces, or am I on crack?
I know this is WAY OT, but I have to know.
Meta-Moderation (to me) is a joke. I only metamoderate so that I can claim 'unfair' on any downward moderation, and 'fair' for any upward moderation.
I like to think of it as my way of protesting downward moderation.
Why, so Bill Gates can mod down the anti-ms posts and mod up that guy who keeps posting the windows logo ASCII? No thank you.
A closed (to the poor) moderation system defeats the purpose of a pro-OSS site. Not to mention that the trolls obviously have more money than anyone else here. Why else would they be home all day long to claim "f1rst p0st fuxxxxerz!!!JH(*)&# eye 0wn jew" and talk about naked and petrified actresses?
El Nastardo
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System (Properties)
or
Right click on "My Computer" and then click on properties.
Either way, the build info is right there for you, along with some vague, ambiguous processor and ram information.
Thanks, I couldn't find a link for those drivers anywhere. I have three cats and couldn't use a damn one of em. Thanks, tinla :)
Great! Now I can finally take a free HOT SHOWER!
2 passwords:
One decrypts the drive...
The other reformats it.
*oops*
I work for a company that does cable modem access in Georgia and most of the deep south.
Most of the calls I take sound like this...
"They dun comed out here yesterdee to hook up the internet. Naw ah caint geet awn lain. Cin you fix this thang fer me?"
The last thing the world needs is more uneducated bumpkins getting online and taking up precious bandwith.
But if *everything* is free, as this idea ultimately projects, what are they advertising?
The cost of running a computer is minimal, so I'm not sure how the cost outweighs the profits. I only pay about 1.00$ american to run my 3 machines per month.
this is probably the most intelligent thing ever to be posted by a slashdot user. Thank you sir, you are an inspiration to those of us who are sick of penis birds and Natalie Portman.
Now someone will moderate me down...
I'm gonna get modded down for this, but...
Is it even desirable? Are you on crack?
Fuck you. Just because you are too blinded by blatant zealotry to see what windows has to offer doesnt mean everyone is. Windows is a great platform where games and whatnot are concerned, and, dare I say, a good platform for beginning coders. Not everyone likes a shitty non-anti-aliased xterm or an outdated command line. Some people would appreciate a free alternative to a good product made by an evil company.
And whether you like win or not, it has some great software available.
I worked for the auraria campus bookstore, in Denver, CO. Served three seperate schools, and we did NOT take discover :)
So now i have to pay out the ass for an HDTV that will only look good with my PS2 and while watching Jay Leno? Screw that, have you seen the prices on those things? I could buy 2 or 3 machines for that.
I think the nine months thing refers to the speed of *corporate* lines. The stuff the big guys use. While you may not care how fast Qwest employees can download porn, it DOES affect us in the long run. The more lines dropped, the more likely the lines are to go public when they need to get funding for new lines when they have to upgrade.
Still, with speeds(in MBps) higher than most users IQs, it's dissapointing to see T1's still so high in price.