[clue-tech] DSL providers

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On 2/16/07, Ken MacFerrin <lists at macferrin.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Is it really true that all broadband modems in a neighborhood receive
> > the packets from every other user in the neighborhood? I've also heard
> > that if you directly connect to the cable modem that if you use windows
> > or some other smb compatible browser you can see al the computers that
> > are on in your neighborhood? I'd assume a router, like I use is a good
> > measure to protect against anyone being able to access my computers
> > without my permission right (since it assigns internal dynamic IPs and
> > requires port forwarding for outside requests to reach any inside
> > computer)?
> >
>
> No.. you cannot browse your neighborhood on a cable modem.  Cable modem
> providers use the DOCSIS architecture that uses a cable modem and CMTS
> in the same way that DSL uses a DSL modem and DSLAM.  Cable modems then
> use BPI+ specs (based on digital cert key exchange) to secure the cable
> modem to CMTS path.
> -Ken
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ah that reminds me...what does it mean when I see the following BPI error
entries in my modems log? The internet works fine so I'm not sure what the
BPI is for other then enlarging my modems log :P ...

Time Priority Code Message 2007-02-16 00:40:137-Information
DS multicast is not mapped to SAID2007-02-16 00:40:137-InformationB605.10Map
Reject - Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID2007-02-16 00:40:13
7-InformationB601.0SA Map State Machine Started2007-02-16 00:40:10
7-Information
DS multicast is not mapped to SAID2007-02-16 00:40:107-InformationB605.10Map
Reject - Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID2007-02-16 00:40:10
7-InformationB601.0SA Map State Machine Started2007-02-16 00:38:20
7-Information
DS multicast is not mapped to SAID2007-02-16 00:38:207-InformationB605.10Map
Reject - Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID2007-02-16 00:38:20
7-InformationB601.0SA Map State Machine Started2007-02-16 00:38:17
7-Information
DS multicast is not mapped to SAID2007-02-16 00:38:177-InformationB605.10Map
Reject - Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID2007-02-16 00:38:17
7-InformationB601.0SA Map State Machine Started2007-02-16 00:00:13
7-Information
DS multicast is not mapped to SAID2007-02-16 00:00:137-InformationB605.10Map
Reject - Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID2007-02-16 00:00:13
7-InformationB601.0SA Map State Machine Started2007-02-15 16:41:35
7-Information
DS multicast is not mapped to SAID2007-02-15 16:41:357-InformationB605.10Map
Reject - Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID2007-02-15 16:41:35
7-InformationB601.0SA Map State Machine Started2007-02-15 16:39:41
7-Information
DS multicast is not mapped to SAID2007-02-15 16:39:417-InformationB605.10Map
Reject - Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID
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