[Gllug] UK hit by major ADSL outage

Alain Williams addw at phcomp.co.uk
Wed Nov 21 16:23:59 UTC 2001


On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 03:07:55PM +0000, Pete Ryland wrote:
> Actually, from what I gather, ADSL will adjust its frequencies on the fly
> based on whereever gets the best S/N ratio.  So adding in interference or
> changing the impedance won't affect the line.  A very high impedance tap in
> parallel with the line won't change the overall impedance anyway.
> 
> However, since we're talking about a PPP encaps, it's all encrypted, using
> three-way handshake so it is immune even to person-in-the-middle attacks.
Who is the 3rd man ? (Graham Greene fans please keep quiet)

> Or is it?

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Alain Williams

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