CERT has been in contact with over 200 manufacturers of electronic networking equipment after a security firm released details of widespread vulnerabilities.  The problem stems from a feature  called uPnP which was conceived and designed to increase interoperability and compatibility between devices found in a network.

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I found the protocol enabled by default on 5 client devices today.  It is recommend the feature be turned off.  Each device has a different procedure for disabling the feature.

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