>>>Al-
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>>>>Your router doesn't run IIS/Indexing Service, does it? How could it be affected?
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>>>Guess you missed the bit in the quote that said:
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>>>>Unpatched Cisco 600 series DSL routers
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>>No, I saw it. It turns out the problem is not directly caused by CodeRed but is rather a side effect:
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http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-code-red-worm-pub.shtml>>
>>Apparently you can restore normal operation by powering off, then on again.
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>Can I scream now? That didn't work in my case. Thought the equipment failure *might* have been a coincidence, but I've already spent enough time on this. I just posted this to alert other people who have cisco's who might not be aware.
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>Thanks for the cisco page link, too.
Is it possible to register your modem with Cisco? They might have a service that automatically pushes security bulletins out to registered users...
Regards. Al
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