Well, now might be the right time to upgrade the IOS if you want/need any
features that are available in the latest IOS releases (i.e. ssh). I have a
Cisco 2514 (4MB RAM and 12MB flash) at home and I've upgraded it to 12.0(9).
Which version and feature set you can upgrade to depends upon how much RAM
and flash the router has.
As for an enema, reloading the IOS and creating a new config are probably
all that you need to do to wipe it clean. Also, do what you can to lock
down the router and keep people out. Put access lists on your vty ports to
limit who can connect. The following link is a good place to start:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/21.html
HTH,
Mike
BTW - I use HyperTerm on Windows 98 and 2000 with no problems (except arrow
keys on Win2K with same config as Win98). Ctrl-Break works just fine.
You're supposed to use it within 30 secs of powering on the router. I
usually do right after I the the model and memory.
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OK, I'm in.
Thank you everyone for your views, recommendations and blurbs. Even if some
on it didn't hit the topic I was looking for, I found all of it to be good
information to know. In this business, you just can't pass anything up. I
just continually hope I retain enough to be able to handle a similar problem
if it ever does come my way.
BTW, none of the [HyperTerminal] recommendations worked - and neither did
the paper-clip trick [totally bummed-out]. I opted for a 3rd party terminal
program instead. Perhaps for the paper-clip trick, it was just a matter of
finding the right pin-out for the +V to cross pin 2 with. Ill look that up
later, but anyway...
Now that that's done, and I have made a copy of the config, I have a new
question:
What would anyone recommend that I do to give this router an enema (i.e.
clean-slate/reset/start-over/etc)?
I know what needs to be configured on the router for the environment to work
(and I have a backup of the config to fall back to), but I am leery of what
the previous admin configured. Not being a Router IOS guru, I could really
appreciate some advise here.
Thanks again...
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