Cisco responds, fixes Linksys Media Extenders, certificate issue to blame

Ever have a really bad day? You know, when you try to do a simple task like reboot a server and suddenly your whole week is shot? That, apparently, is what happened at Cisco HQ, with the result being the disabling of thousands of Linksys Media Extenders, as we reported last week . Our request for info was finally channeled through to the right people and we have a response as to what happened: Yes we did have to take the server down for maintenance and during the reboot realized we had an issue with a certificate server. All is fixed now and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused to our customers. So, that missing IP should now be responding and hopefully your Extenders are working again. Also, it seems this was not part of a vast cable company conspiracy to keep you from watching downloaded versions of The Walking Dead and finding out how Rick got out of that tank. Now, as to why the thing needs to dial home in the first place, and when will that freshly certified server be put out to pasture for good, rest assured we’re looking for answers. Cisco responds, fixes Linksys Media Extenders, certificate issue to blame originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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