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This sounds cool but will have an impact on the Internet. We all want more and more bandwidth but it comes at a hidden cost. Today’s computer is so much more
by jpmc 16y ago
This sounds cool but will have an impact on the Internet. We all want more and more bandwidth but it comes at a hidden cost. Today’s computer is so much more powerful than just a few years ago. These computers in the hands of novices coupled with extreme amounts of bandwidth create the perfect environment for hackers…not hackers like us but the botnet credit card thieving type. The average home user doesn’t know how to secure his/her machine. In years past a sluggish computer might have been a good sign you had a virus/Trojan/malware. Today these machines can send millions of emails, portscan servers or participate in DDOS attacks and the user has very little if any noticeable performance hit.
In short more!=better.
- psykotic 16y ago> Today these machines can send millions of emails, portscan servers or participate in DDOS attacks and the user has very little if any noticeable performance hit. Unless the downstream vs upstream economics of the Internet backbone become severely asymmetric, technological advances that lower the price of bandwidth will benefit everyone equally. Once you get down to the subscriber line level (e.g. ADSL) you do see asymmetries but biased towards downstream, which speaks against your argument.
- jpmc 16y agoDepends on the ratio. If they get 1g downstream but only 128k up than you are correct. If the current ratios maintain you will see more abuse. I am all for every man, women and child having cheap reliable access to the Internet.
- muhfuhkuh 16y agoIsn't that the equivalent of saying "because people can't drive, no one is allowed to have a sports car"?
- jpmc 16y agoNo, no its not. I am not saying people shouldn't have 1g connections. My point is the majority of these users will have no idea how to handle it..like giving the keys to your Ferrari to a 16 year old. If everybody had this type of access and they continue poor security practices there will be an impact.