Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? in Comcast HSI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21436399 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40:42 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40:42 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21440630 K Patterson : A good point!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21440630 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:50:39 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21440370 anon : I think the poster was more concerned about opening up the network in windows and seeing all his neighbors (and them seeing him). Rather than neighbors "sniffing" his traffic. This has been stopped by the cable modems no longer allowing in and out traffic over those ports that are used.

Broadcast packets can obviously still be captured. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21440370 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:54:34 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21440286 Marcer :
said by K Patterson See Profile :

It is physically impossible to see a neighbor's upstream. The cable modem does not have a receiver that can be tuned to those frequencies.
Not only that, the Port to Port isolation @ the Tap would severely degrade the signal before it would enter the neighbour's drop.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21440286 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:39:38 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21439536 K Patterson : Yes, you can change the MAC of a cable modem by surgery. That would let you run an unregistered modem so long as the other modem with that MAC was turned off.

It is physically impossible to see a neighbor's upstream. The cable modem does not have a receiver that can be tuned to those frequencies.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21439536 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:07:53 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21439309 NormanS : When I first got DSL, I was able to see the files on a couple of neighbor's computers. Using NetBIOS. I can't say that cable and DSL are different in regard to security, other than the means used by the cable and DSL operators to secure their networks.
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said by netcool See Profile :

That used to be a big problem with Pre-DOCSIS CMTS.

Now with DOCSIS all packets are encrypted back to the CMTS using BPI.

There are also cable filters in place on the CMTS.

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This was always the case back when we had Adelphia. Then one morning when Time Warner did the cut over to there system and took control of the modems, instead of baseline privacy saying "Done" it said "Skipped"...I do not know what TW uses in place of BPI, but i always found it odd as to why they do not use it.
Sounds like something specific to your area and/or related to the switch from Adelphia to TW. My TW Division has Baseline Privacy enabled.

Or a PO'd employee that didn't want Time Warner "deleted that option" and no one @ TW has noticed it. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21438631 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:39:48 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21438022 MacLeech :
said by grazed See Profile :

How do you think people run unregistered modems?
That's a completely different issue then accessing your neighbor's computer.

I've hacked plenty of modems when it was possible and needed to know nothing from any other modem or end user computer on the network. It was between me and the ISP servers.

How do you propose the modem listens to the other modems on the local segment? It can't do it directly, it has to wait for the data processed by the CMTS.

This is also why the netBIOS and other OS level sharing ports are usually blocked at the modem and CMTS.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21438022 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:08:52 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21438006 anon :
said by EG See Profile :

said by grazed See Profile :

Not that I know the technicalities of it all,
Hmmm..
;) ;) ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21438006 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:06:26 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21437884 EG :
said by grazed See Profile :

Not that I know the technicalities of it all,
Hmmm..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21437884 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:37:50 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21437390 grazed :
said by K Patterson See Profile :

said by DANCCS :

Hi,

Essentially, all cable customers in the region belong to the same local area network (LAN). Without any security measures in place, anybody in the neighborhood might technically be able to click on their Windows Network Neighborhood icon and actually see the computer names and addresses of their neighbors on the service. If a customer enables file sharing on any drives, neighbors could even download copies of their data.

No. It is not one Lan. You cannot see the upstream of other customers, and they cannot see your downstream. Yes, the data is present on the coax, but it cannot be accessed with a cable modem.
It sure can.

How do you think people run unregistered modems? Not that I know the technicalities of it all, but it relies on packet interception to retrieve config files, Serial numbers, and MAC ID's of neighboring modems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21437390 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:34:05 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436669 K Patterson :
said by DANCCS :

Hi,

Essentially, all cable customers in the region belong to the same local area network (LAN). Without any security measures in place, anybody in the neighborhood might technically be able to click on their Windows Network Neighborhood icon and actually see the computer names and addresses of their neighbors on the service. If a customer enables file sharing on any drives, neighbors could even download copies of their data.

No. It is not one Lan. You cannot see the upstream of other customers, and they cannot see your downstream. Yes, the data is present on the coax, but it cannot be accessed with a cable modem. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436669 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:32:12 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436535 swintec :
said by netcool See Profile :

That used to be a big problem with Pre-DOCSIS CMTS.

Now with DOCSIS all packets are encrypted back to the CMTS using BPI.

There are also cable filters in place on the CMTS.

»noc.caravan.ru/ciscocd/cc/td/doc···xtocid18
This was always the case back when we had Adelphia. Then one morning when Time Warner did the cut over to there system and took control of the modems, instead of baseline privacy saying "Done" it said "Skipped"...I do not know what TW uses in place of BPI, but i always found it odd as to why they do not use it.
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said by EG See Profile :

»www.birds-eye.net/definition/b/b···ce.shtml
Exactly.
Also, if you run a SOHO router, the PCs are further secured by another hardware firewall.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436503 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:32:50 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436460 netcool : That used to be a big problem with Pre-DOCSIS CMTS.

Now with DOCSIS all packets are encrypted back to the CMTS using BPI.

There are also cable filters in place on the CMTS.

»noc.caravan.ru/ciscocd/cc/td/doc···xtocid18]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436460 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:21:20 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436449 dadkins :
said by EG See Profile :

»www.birds-eye.net/definition/b/b···ce.shtml
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436449 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:19:01 EDT Re: Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436399 EG : »www.birds-eye.net/definition/b/b···ce.shtml ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436399 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:07:37 EDT Security with Cable Modem and ComCast? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436257 anon : Hi,

I know that the Cable modem is not Safety as DSL modem because Cable modem service uses a shared cable line to provide service to an entire neighborhood. Essentially, all cable customers in the region belong to the same local area network (LAN). Without any security measures in place, anybody in the neighborhood might technically be able to click on their Windows Network Neighborhood icon and actually see the computer names and addresses of their neighbors on the service. If a customer enables file sharing on any drives, neighbors could even download copies of their data.

But, anybody knows if Comcast has some kind of firewall, or some way to make secure the network?... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436257 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:27:43 EDT