It is inside your broadband server (ie your router)??? well, that would be the same as a phone tap. Those are either wireless (transmit through air waves) or they phone home... You still wouldn't be able to see it, because it would be in promiscus mode. If it is a tap, and it has a 10. number, then it would still have to phone home, because no one could access it remotely, because they can't access a 10. number (ok, yeah there's firewalking, get over it) Anyway, it still doesn't seem right.

Now if you are saying that it is in the server that you connect to, then its still the same thing. Thats like a tap on the dmark. You actually dialup to that machine...(in a sence). Sounds more like it is a router sitting there for everyone that uses a cable modem in your area...

Can you give some links or something on where you did your "homework"?