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Re: Cisco IOS Exploit Cover Up

  • From: Scott Whyte
  • Date: Fri Jul 29 15:05:46 2005
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On 7/29/05, David Barak <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> --- John Forrister <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Indeed - Cisco's hardware, especially the older,
> > smaller boxes, tended
> > to be really solid once you got them running.  I was
> > just pondering a
> > few minutes ago on how many 2500's I configured &
> > installed in 1996 & 1997
> > are still running today, on code that's no longer
> > supported by
> > Cisco, and which are incapable of taking enough
> > flash to load a newer image.
> 
> As a definite example, A client of mine has a 1601
> sitting on the end of a T1 running 11.3...  They're
> not interested in spending any money on an upgrade, as
> the box is doing exactly what they want: running RIP
> internally, and taking Ethernet-in and Serial-out.

As a counter-point, many thousands of routers were needlessly upgraded
because of Y2K, edge to core.  Its not about reality, its about
perception.

-Scott

> 
> -David
> 
> 
> 
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