barnstorm2
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Except I would put Fiber Optic Broadband at the top of the list. It's only available in limited areas, though.
Good point. I agree.
Tim
the only concern I have with cable broadband is not secure. If you do business on it and send cofidential inf not encrypted some one can be sniffing in the line and capture the data.
I do most of my work in the office at a T1 speed, but at home is just dial up nightmare
ChuckP
Chuck, ANY connection to the internet should be considered not secure including your T1 connection.
I have several redundant connections at work including a T3 and ALL of them are scoured by port scanners.
It is true that a cable connection (and to a only slightly lessor extent DSL) often puts you on the same network segment as your neighbors but in the big picture it is largely irrelevant.
I strongly suggest that you not connect your computer directly to your Cable/DSL modem. Buy a $50 (or less) NAT router with a firmware firewall and put it between your Cable/DSL "modem" (or what ever connects you to the internet) and your computer.
XP service pack 2 (XPSP2) includes a software firewall that can help (though annoying sometimes) but should not be trusted on it's own. Always use a NAT connection to the internet even if you only have one computer.
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