Re: Worldnet.att.net via Linux PPP Connection

[clameter@miriam.fuller.edu (Christoph Lameter)]

David L. Craig (dlc@g1.com) wrote:
: I was very unhappy to see this nice explanation ignore the
: perils of IP routing between the ISP and internal networks.
: Does anyone suppose its original source could be located so
: at least a paragraph could be inserted warning of the danger
: and recommending the user hook up with his network
: administrator to ensure he doesn't inadvertantly create a
: backdoor into his organization?

I am not aware that this could happen. There is no IP routing going on at all.
Most ISPs (like us) block all routing information sent from the PPP link.