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Duke Wireless Problem Caused by Cisco, not iPhone

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the egg-on-someone's-face dept.

jpallas writes "Following up to a previous Slashdot story, it now turns out that the widely reported problems with Duke University's wireless network were not caused by Apple's iPhone. The problem was actually with their Cisco network. Duke's Chief Information Officer praises the work of their technical staff. Does that include the assistant director for communications infrastructure who was quoted as saying, "I don't believe it's a Cisco problem in any way, shape, or form?""

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  1. I'll feel bad... by CCFreak2K · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...for the poor guy who said it wasn't a Cisco problem when he starts getting those Apple fanboy death threats.

    --
    "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master."
  2. Everyone is a winner by BillGatesLoveChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cool. Cisco screws up, iPhone gets blamed, but nobody minds, because iPhones are so cool.

    Boss: "Did you get those reports done?"
    Underling: "Sorry Boss, I Couldn't. iPhone Congestion."
    Boss: "iPhone? ... (smiles) iPhones are cool aren't they!"
    Underling: "They sure are boss!"

    Boss wanders off feeling good.
    Underling returns to screwing around with his iPhone.

  3. Re:Cisco gear just isn't that good. by jkbull · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...(NEVER make one of these crash to ROMMON on boot. The fix is to RMA the NPE)...
    I understand the ROMMON, RMA, and NPE acronyms, but what's NEVER stand for?
  4. Re:So what was it by sammy+baby · · Score: 5, Funny
    I prefer Charles Wang's assessment of the folks at Gartner.

    "I want to choose my words carefully here, so I'm not misunderstood," he said. "They're a bunch of fucking idiots."


    Sorry I can't provide an authoritative cite... but even if it's apocryphal, it's so perfect that I can't care.