I followed a link from /. and was reading in the CISCO router user forum site about some of their routers that auto updated to a new firmware version that expects you to log into the CLOUD to control the router. To avoid doing that you have to unplug the router from the Internet when you wish to log into it to do maintenance. Even when you do that they have apparently removed some of the controls that were formerly there. Some of the users have demanded a previous firmware version and flashed their routers back a release level but are now being left with no future support from Cisco, it seems. There is a real verbal sh*t storm going on about this in Cisco user forums. I have thought they made nice stuff but I won't be looking at any of them to buy after seeing this.
Anyone affected in here? What have you been able to do to get around this? It is very strange that they would choose to make their user base in the professional administrator area of industry so mad.
(Yes, I still like the little bugged out eyes in this emoticon.)
Cheers,
gcd
