Thanks all for the suggestions. Someone sent me the instruction off list and the printer has been reset. Steps were. Hold Cancel and Select while powering on. While display is blank and 3 lights on, release buttons. Press and release cancel. Press and release select. Display shows NVRAM INIT and now the password is cleared. BTW, I'd never seen that particular procedure while searching HP.
-----Original Message----- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP printer reset. On 2 Oct 2008 at 9:59, Glen Johnson wrote: > Anyone have a trick for resetting the admin password on an HP 8150 with a > J6057A jetdirect > server. > This one has a password and no one knows what it is. > I tried holding down the online button while powering in on for from 5 to 30 > seconds. > It showed "cold reset" and restoring factory settings on the display but it > still has a password so > I can´t telnet in. > I know to use admin, root or administrator for the user id. Might need to remove the card and reinsert, see this HP document for the J6057A (A.K.A. the JetDirect 615n): ------- Included Stuff Follows ------- HP Jetdirect 615n Print Server for Fast Ethernet - HP Jetdirect and Embedded Jetdirect Inside Print Servers - How to Determine, Reset, and Configure an IP Address on an HP Jetdirect Print Server - bpj02738 - HP Business Support Center Resetting the HP Jetdirect to factory default settings Also known as a cold reset , a cold reset can be helpful if unable to Telnet to the print server due to an IP address conflict or if unable to see it in HP Web Jetadmin, the Install Network Printer Wizard, or one of the other utilities listed below. A cold reset will clear any previous IP address or passwords as well as resetting the printer configuration back to factory defaults. The factory defaults include a TCP/IP address of either 169.254.x.x or 192.0.0.192. Some print servers may show the TCP/IP address as 0.0.0.0 if a LAN cable is not connected, or if the print server cannot detect the network connection due to a bad cable, hub, or LAN link speed configuration problem. Here are some general steps that work for most printers and print servers. Additional cold reset steps may be found in the printer's manual or CD-ROM documents or on the HP Web site noted in the hyperlink above. * Most HP printers with internal HP Jetdirect print servers can be reset to factory defaults (or cold-reset) by turning the printer off and holding down the ONLINE or GO buttons while turning the printer back on. The printer's control panel display should read Cold Reset or Restoring Factory Settings . If the printer has no LCD display, the indicator lights will cycle. * To cold reset an LIO print server (such as the 250M or 200M), remove the print server from the printer, press an hold the test button while putting the print server back into the printer. Continue to hold the test button for about five seconds." --------- Included Stuff Ends --------- More here with links: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&tas kId=115&prodSeriesId=71540&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=71540&objectID=bpj0273 8 or here if the above wraps unusably: http://preview.tinyurl.com/3ug2t9 If all else fails, open a Support Ticket at the HP Support site for the J6057A: HP Jetdirect 615n Print Server for Fast Ethernet - HP Business Support Center http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTyp eId=18972&prodSeriesId=71540&submit.y=0&submit.x=0&lang=en&cc=us&y=6&x=10 or here if the above wraps unusably: http://preview.tinyurl.com/3zr9u2 -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +-----------------------------------+ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
