Re Cionfiging a 1700 3

[campyracr]

Anyone help me reconfig one of these bad boys? We just got one in from a remote site that isn't using it anymore.

 

[ccie9545]

what needs to configured. Erik Rudnick, CCIE No. 9545
mailto:erik@kuriosity.com

 

[campyracr]

Well, we just got it in from a remote site that was connected to a different WAN. I want to reset any passwords and set the config back to default if that's possible.

 

[FANCYpete]

well, if you have the current console password to get in to it, and the current enable secret password, it shouldn't be too hard to erase the current config, that way you could reconfigure it however you want to. To do so, from enable mode, type in:

>conf t
>erase startup-config
(ctrl+z)
>wr
>reload
(then confirm with a "y" or by hitting enter)

after you do that the router will have NO passwords and you should be able to set up your own enable password , and enable secret password. To do so get into enable mode simply by pressing enter once it reloads, that should give you a prompt " ROUTER> ", then get into enable mode simply by typing in " en" , your prompt should change to " ROUTER# " Once here, you're ready to set up your new enable password, and enable secret password. To do so, (from enable mode), type in:

>conf t
>enable password whateveryouwantittobe
>enable secret whateveryouwantittobe
(ctrl+z)
>wr

KEEP IN MIND, you'll still have to set up your passwords for your VTY, CONSOLE, and AUX interfaces

Hope this helps!
I'm the Fanciest of the Fancy...INDEED

 

[ccie9545]

if you need to perform password recovery, power cycle the router, while it is booting up send a break (different depending on OS using but try BREAK. This will take you into ROM MON. From there type confreg 0x2142 and press enter. Then type reset and press enter. This will set the configuratoin register such that any startup configuration is ignored.

You will then be prompted with:

would you like to enter initial configuration mode:

type no hit enter.

you will get:
router>
type: enable
router#
type: erase start
router#
type: config terminal
router(config)#
type: config-register 0x2102
router(config)#
type: end
router#
type: reload

now you have a clean startup configuration file.. Erik Rudnick, CCIE No. 9545
mailto:erik@kuriosity.com

 

[ccie9545]

Handy link to have:

Password Recovery Procedures.

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/

Erik Rudnick, CCIE No. 9545
mailto:erik@kuriosity.com

 

[campyracr]

Thanks those worked great