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Skriven 2005-02-25 23:31:26 av Robert Comer (1:379/45)
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From: "Robert Comer" <bobcomer@mindspring.com>

> Remember codered? It crashed all the cisco 677 and 678 routers because
> even
> if you disabled the web interface the stupid things were still vulnerable,
> you had to change the port. Ok so the user is having a problem, his dsl
> keeps going down and because you provide dsl via half a dozen different
> phone companies who have each switched hardware brands half a dozen times
> you have absolutely no idea what his hardware is let alone if it's
> vulnerable or patched or what.

The ISP would know if that's happening so there's no problem detecting it, and
if these black box machines are like I imagine, there is absolutely no possible
way that something like code red could work on the users machine. (or any other
exploit that involves executing code arbitrarily)

>Ok so the user is having a problem, his dsl
> keeps going down and because you provide dsl via half a dozen different
> phone companies who have each switched hardware brands half a dozen times
> you have absolutely no idea what his hardware is let alone if it's
> vulnerable or patched or what.

You're thinking of what it's like today, I'm aiming for the future...

> So how do you replace it? You still have to have the customer read the tag
> to you <g>.

Sales information, and yes, it'd probably take some kind of forced registration
to get support.

> yeah but IBM already knows it's their hardware or they wouldn't be getting
> the call..

It'll be no different for these black box machines. (the manufacturer/support
people will know exactly what they have if they have one of their boxes.)

- Bob Comer



"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:421ff4d1$1@w3.nls.net...
> "Robert Comer" <bobcomer_removeme@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:421f33ee@w3.nls.net...
>
>> In a perfect world, the computer, router, and line would all be black box
>> and you'd just replace the defective part.  You can't reach the router,
>> check the line, if the line's good, the router is bad -> replace. If the
>> router is alive, then the cable may be bad -> replace, (maybe redundant
>> cable?) still bad, computer is bad -> replace.
>
> Remember codered? It crashed all the cisco 677 and 678 routers because
> even
> if you disabled the web interface the stupid things were still vulnerable,
> you had to change the port. Ok so the user is having a problem, his dsl
> keeps going down and because you provide dsl via half a dozen different
> phone companies who have each switched hardware brands half a dozen times
> you have absolutely no idea what his hardware is let alone if it's
> vulnerable or patched or what.
>
> So how do you replace it? You still have to have the customer read the tag
> to you <g>.
>
>> You've seen IBM CE maintenance manuals, haven't you. <g>
>
> yeah but IBM already knows it's their hardware or they wouldn't be getting
> the call..
>
> Geo.
>
>

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