Re: Cable Vs. DSL

[Richard Caley <richard () caley org uk>]

In article <D80E0563C45854488A38BE2C593E01661EA46E () nycmsx02 mhf2 mhf mhc>, Charles Hornat (ch) writes:

ch> Let me just throw this out for debate...

ch> Cable splits its up and down traffic, making it more difficult to
ch> sniff valuable data.  Does this change anything?
 
Let me throw this back kas a rule of thumb:

If whether or not someone can sniff traffic makes a difference, you
have already lost.

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