RE: Windows XP in Cisco

From: Joe Schmoe (kundera@onebox.com)
Date: 07/25/01 

Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:26:10 -0700
Subject: RE: Windows XP in Cisco
From: "Joe Schmoe" <kundera@onebox.com>
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Message-Id: <20010725192610.PUCC18626.mta08.onebox.com@onebox.com>

This isn't new. If I remember correctly, it's been around since XP was
in beta 1. For the Microsoft bashers out there, please note that the
problem is with Cisco and not XP. Also note that the story for which
you provided an URL is 3 months old.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Shrikanth Shetty [mailto:shrikanths@hclcomnet.co.in]
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:34 AM
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Subject: Windows XP in Cisco - Too easy a way to crash systems!!!

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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