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So, it turns out that Duke University’s network woes were not caused by aggressive iPhone MAC address requests. Apparently, the insistent network requests were caused by a Cisco access point bug. Cisco released a statement saying that they had “worked closely with Duke and Apple to identify the source of this problem, which was caused by a Cisco-based network issue. Cisco has provided a fix that has been applied to Duke’s network and the problem has not occurred since.”
If you’ll remember, Kevin Miller, assistant director, communications infrastructure, with Duke’s Office of Information Technology, pinned the blame on Apple’s iPhones. Miller was quoted as saying, “I don’t believe it’s a Cisco problem in any way, shape or form.” He’s likely enjoying the proverbial taste of his words.
Duke University’s chief information officer, Tracy Futhey, said, “Earlier reports that this was a problem with the iPhone in particular have proved to be inaccurate,” in a posting on the school’s website. The posting also mentioned that “the iPhone is fully operable within our environment.”
Duke students with iPhones are probably pleased that their devices are fully operational on Duke’s network. But, it’s a got to be a greater relief to have skirted the iPhone witch-hunt that would likely have ensued, had the iPhone been the root of the network problems.
Way to go Cisco, thanks for exonerating our iPhones!
[Via: Macworld]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
