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Firmware 7.3.1.7
Has anyone running a GSM or FSM series L3 managed switch tried firmware 7.3.1.7? I'm really curious about stability of this new release. 7.1.1.7 and 7.2.1.6 were not very stable (IP routing, VLAN, ...
It reloaded again a couple of days ago.
I suspect that someone is trying various ssh vulnerability attacks against the switch and one of those causes a reload.
I'm going to investigate the possibility of using an ACL to block all access to the switch from all locations accept our management workstations. Of course, I'll be watching for the absence of future reloads. It's hard to definitively determine the absence of something.
With prior 7.x.x.x versions, I couldn't get ACLs to do that, but maybe this version will or I'll discover what I missed before ;) .
I suspect that someone is trying various ssh vulnerability attacks against the switch and one of those causes a reload.
I'm going to investigate the possibility of using an ACL to block all access to the switch from all locations accept our management workstations. Of course, I'll be watching for the absence of future reloads. It's hard to definitively determine the absence of something.
With prior 7.x.x.x versions, I couldn't get ACLs to do that, but maybe this version will or I'll discover what I missed before ;) .
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