or you could do this telnet onto a router someone is using and do a "send console 0"
then type in the message box.. this router has experienced a total memeory failure....please reboot and watch the horror on your friends face >From: "Andras Bellak" >Reply-To: "Andras Bellak" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: **stupid router tricks [7:32213] >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 02:55:48 -0500 > >And if you really feel like messing with someone - try telnetting into >the router that they are working on and doing "CLEAR LINE 0" > >-----Original Message----- >From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:00 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: **stupid router tricks [7:32213] > > >I once had a student who Telnetted to every other router in the lab and >changed the banner message of the day to say something like: > >SYNTAX ERROR >ROUTER CANNOT INITIALIZE >CONTACT CISCO TECHNICAL SUPPORT IMMEDIATELY > >Another good one is to change the router's hostname to # or > or to the >name of some other router that you frequently Telnet to. > >;-) > >Priscilla > >At 04:12 PM 1/16/02, Eric Waguespack wrote: > >over the years, of working on cisco routers & > >lurking in this group, I have learned a few 'cool' > >tricks you can do with cisco routers, has anyone seen > >a compiled list of "stupid router tricks" ? > > > > > >e.g. > > > >-making your router a dhcp server > > > >-making your router a tftp server > > > >-back to back frame relay (no dedicated frame-relay > >switch) > > > >-ip over aux port > > > >-login without a password (conf t - line vty 0 4 - > >privilege level 15) > > > >here is where my memory fails me, can you guys think > >of anymore? > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > >http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ >________________________ > >Priscilla Oppenheimer >http://www.priscilla.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=32283&t=32213 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]