

#Reset a cisco 2950 switch software
252.227-7013.Ĭisco Internetwork Operating System Software (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer (c) of the Commercial Computer Software – Restricted Subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is Loading “flash:/”…#įile “flash:/” uncompressed and installed, entry point: 0x80010000 Step 8: Boot the system with boot command.

Switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.old Step 7: Rename the config.text file to config.old Parameter Block Filesystem (pb:) installed, fsid: 4 See sample below.įlashfs: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directoriesīoot Sector Filesystem (bs:) installed, fsid: 3 The flash filesystem, and finish loading the operating The system has been interrupted prior to initializing theįlash filesystem. Below is the sample output.Ĭ2950 Boot Loader (C2950-HBOOT-M) Version 12.1(11r)EA1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)īase ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:c8:a5:40:00 Step 3: Hold down the mode button located on the left side of the front panel until you see the switch: prompt on your Mac terminal. Step 2: Connect the console cable to the console port of the switch and connect to your USB-Serial sudo su –ĬhillDodz:~ root# ChillDodz:~ root# screen /dev/tty.usbserial I used iTerm for terminal access and did a sudo to have a rootly power.
#Reset a cisco 2950 switch archive
In this post, I will just show you how it looks like but you can always search Cisco’s archive for the official document. It’s time to recover the password and erase the configs like a brand new out of the box gear! Of course, it came to me pre-configured with console and vty password. Some decommissioned Cisco 2950 was destined to go to trash until I found out that I can still have many use of them.
