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By Mike Menkedick
Microsoft Releases New Routing and Remote Access Service for NT
Microsoft has recently released a routing and remote access service (RAS) upgrade for NT. This upgrade replaces the basic mutliprotocol router service and RAS that ships with the product currently.
The product supports IPX and IP routing via Router Information Protocol (RIP) I and II. The router combines traditional LAN routing with remote demand dial-up access. This allows the router to automatically build and tear down remote network connections on a dial-up interface on an as-needed basis.
The product is available from Microsoft as a free upgrade for NT servers.
Bug Found in Microsoft’s Internet Information Server 3.0
A bug in Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) version 3.0 can allow hackers to shut down the web server. [Note – Microsoft’s web pages have been down frequently the last week of June – this may explain why]. An Austin, Texas computer consultant discovered the bug. Information regarding the specifics of the bug has not been made public for obvious reasons. Microsoft is frantically working on a fix. IIS version 4.0 is ready for beta testing. It is unknown if version 4.0 has the bug also.
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