[COMP] XP can take out your network.




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Subject: Windows XP in Cisco - Too easy a way to crash systems!!!
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:03:39 +0530
From: Shrikanth Shetty <shrikanths@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Hi,

Came across this news snippet. Just thought of sharing it. :)

ciao


Do Not Plug WXP In Your Cisco Network Yet: Crash Warning


Computer Reseller News reported something 'interesting'. MS found out
 about an incompatibility between Windows XP and Cisco Systems' Catalyst
 5000 switch. The conflicts can cause your corporate networks to crash.
 The unexpected incompatibility sits between the 802.1x wireless security
 feature in Windows XP and the Cisco switch software that has a bug. Cisco
 has a fix on its website.

This week, Redmond sent an e-mail to all of Microsoft Consulting Services
(MCS) to not plug Windows XP machines into any network without explicit
approval of the client's IT department. What seems to have happened is
 that a Microsoft consultant plugged a laptop running Windows XP into a
 site and took the entire company down.

Some adventurous souls in Xerox did the same, and brought the whole
 network down. Xerox sent an email to all 50,000 employees and told them
 that if they plugged in WXP and brought the network down, they would pay
 for the damage out of their paycheck. Sounds like they mean it. More at:
http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=041601-Cisco-WXP-Crash

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