Cisco Catalyst Password Recovery / Reset
KB ID 0000496 Problem The title is a bit of a misnomer, we are not going to recover the password, we are simply going to change the password to one we know. Solution Note: This procedure works on models, 2900, 2940, 2950, 2955, 3500XL, and 3550. Before you start connect the the device with a console cable and terminal emulation software, the procedure is the same as the one I’ve outlined here. 1. Power the switch off >press...
Cisco – Using a Mini USB Console Cable
KB ID 0001073 Problem A colleague asked me if I had a USB console cable, because the switch he was working on had a failed RJ45 console port. I thought it was just the same cable that charged my phone (USB A to micro USB). But it isn’t, it’s mini USB. I thought, that might happen to me at some point, and rather than carry yet another cable I got onto eBay and got a female micro USB to male mini USB converter for about...