I've noticed this for FTP as well. The new firmware for the AP9211s seem to fix this issue. -- Keith On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, David Monosov wrote: > To your attention: This comes from limited experience with one version of > the 9606 firmware (v3.0.3) on MasterSwitch 9xxx series, tested across many > of the devices: > > Although provided an option to disable telnet administratively via the Web > interface as well as the Telnet interface itself - telnet does *NOT* > actually gets disabled. > > It disables itself for a matter of approx +/- 20 seconds, and comes back as > if nothing ever happened. Repeating attempts to disable telnet access are > futile. The only effective method of preventing possible exploitation seems > to be filtering port 23 on the network level. This seems to be another > firmware issue. > > Please check your APC's using 9606, your sense of security from disabling > telnet might be false :( > > --- > David 'wEEkAY' Monosov > david dot monosov at futureinquestion dot net > > > > > >