Re: Cisco IOS Exploit Cover Up

[David Barak <thegameiam () yahoo com>]

--- John Forrister <john () segfault com> 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.

-David

 

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