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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4744)	7/19/1999 3:03:00 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Frank, <In the other case, the desks point to an on-prem DSLAM (actually, a DSL concentrator) in the landlords easement space.> This is fascinating. What kind of services do you expect to be delivered on such a platform? I am sold on the idea that most of modern connections infrastructure from the desktop will be Ethernet and the DSL connection would begin at the router/switch. (except for the phone) I am trying hard to come up with scenarios why anyone want to have a DSL all the way to an individual desktop in an office environment and can't come up with anything compelling. What is your take? Chuck

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4744)	7/19/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: Geof Hollingsworth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi Frank, The situation you are describing sounds like we may all soon have to have firewalls built in at the client level. If the desktops run to an on-prem concentrator (as opposed to a DSLAM) wouldn't it be the case that everyone's desktop is "available" to everyone else in the building (similar to the neighborhood security issue with cable). Even with paswords, unless the user is setting up a VPN and accessing the corporate net (and the Internet) that way wouldn't someone with a relatively unsophisticated sniffer be able to not only read other's e-mail but potentially their hard drives as well?