July 19, 2007
Duke Wi-Fi Crippled by Apple iPhones
Some 150 iPhones have been wreaking Wi-Fi havoc on Duke University -- taking out wireless access points in inadvertent denial-of-service attacks. Newsfactor Network reports.
"The iPhones on campus are flooding the school's wireless Relevant Products/Services LAN with as many as 18,000 access requests per second, temporarily knocking out access points for 10 to 15 minutes at a time, according to Kevin Miller, Duke's assistant director of communications infrastructure.
... While the Duke staff is pointing the finger at Apple, outside experts are saying there's really no way to tell if the problem is with the iPhone or Duke's Cisco network. "At this point, it's all hearsay and speculation," said Circle director of security Relevant Products/Services operations Andrew Storms, who noted that no technical expert with first-hand knowledge has analyzed the problem."
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