Re: *** ADMIN: Downtime 8/6

Leif,

>interesting how everybody (the media, at least) blame Micro$oft ISS for code
>red, when Cisco is also to blame.

I've seen the media report it affects some Cisco routers too.  But note also
that when this happens, the Cisco router does not propagate the worm as does
IIS, nor does it participate in DOS attacks on other sites.  

Of course, it also means any site running this router doesn't need a massive DOS
attack to be taken out of commission.  And while the Cisco problem may have been
an unintended side effect of Code Red (which seems to be targeting white house
sites), it does mean that it would be painfully easy to keep knocking the router
out after the power was cycled -- if that is what one was trying to do.

Doug

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