Re: modem as firewall?

From: Hairy One Kenobi (abuse_at_[127.0.0.1)
Date: 01/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 09:48:25 -0000

"RB" <rbig@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:Mv4Mb.11685$K6.1699@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
> I know that some switch/routers act as a firewall, to some extent. Do
some
> DSL hi-speed modems also do this?

Nope. Although you do get combined modem/routers (which might be the source
of the confusion) 

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Hairy One Kenobi
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in the first place. So there!

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