> > 5) Does he really think that Cisco/Linksys would not test > > such a basic basic basic aspect of this router's security? > > Yes. How many times have "basic basic basic" aspects of security gone > untested, or flaws gone unnoticed? How long was port 1900 open on my > SMC Barricade? How many "basic basic basic" aspects of security > has Microsoft, various Linux distros, Sun, and even MacOS X violated? Cisco's purchase of LinkSys is still relatively recent. I've found, in the past, fundamental code flaws in products being marketed by Cisco up to a year after their acquisition of the originating company....\ Just because they've put their name on the outside of the box doesn't mean they've fully QA'd the innards. David Gillett
