Some more tricks. These are done from the boot loader ('b' on boot): - 'setenv debug noautostart' - The box will not start FastIron OS and will pause at a linux shell - 'setenv quiet' - This nulls-out the quiet setting so you see Linux boot messages
-- Hunter Fuller Router Jockey VBH Annex B-5 +1 256 824 5331 Office of Information Technology The University of Alabama in Huntsville Network Engineering On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 5:34 AM Franz Georg Köhler <li...@openunix.de> wrote: > > A while ago, I asked SE if it is possible to get Root Shell on FastIron > for diagnosis. > The answer was, that there is no possibility to connect low level. > > Finally, I found out that this is not true and there is a possibility: > > - Direct serial connection required > - If this is a non-master stacked unit: dm mport-enable to enable the > management LAN port > - go to OS mode with Ctrl+Y+M and Enter > - Now IP address can be set: > OS>remote address 172.20.1.10 255.255.255.0 > - Gateway if needed: > OS>remote def 172.20.1.1 > - Start telnet server: > OS>telnetd start > - Now you can connect via telnet to (additional and special) IP address > configured above. No authentication is taking place, root access. > > > > Best regards, > > Franz Georg Köhler > _______________________________________________ > foundry-nsp mailing list > foundry-nsp@puck.nether.net > http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp _______________________________________________ foundry-nsp mailing list foundry-nsp@puck.nether.net http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp