Hey everyone, I've been having a problem with a 4000M. I was working on recovering a password and when I rebooted I just got screen garbage (diamonds, squares, squigglies, etc.). Now, while some people may find this more aesthetically pleasing than the Cisco IOS, it's not exactly what I'm looking for. I have a feeling that somehow I inadvertently changed the baud rate during my attempted password recovery. Unfortunately, this lab router was just write erased, so I can't connect to any network interfaces. So, I pose these three questions: 1) Is there any mildly easy way to reset a 4000M back to factory state (9600 8N1 or 8N2 - depending on documentation) 2) Am I going to have to sit and try all the possible terminalspeed/databits/parity/stopbits combos until I stumble upon it? 3) Does anyone have another suggestion? Thanks, Matthew Sypherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] CCNP+Security CCDP CCSE MCSE Reinhold Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@groupstudy.com 10/28/2000 12:24 PM Please respond to Reinhold Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Connecting to Console port (How to issue a BREAK with mint hyperterminal) Oh dear, not the hyperterminal thread again, this was my first thought as i have read the original question. I agree, there are many execellent terminal emulators out there. But just imagine that you go to a customer and have to use one of their computers to rescue a router. Wanna ask the customer to download xxx-term that you can work with ? Chances are very good that hyperterminal is on the customers computer, so we should know how to use it ... To issue a break signal with genuine Hyperterminal you can use this method: Connect as usual to the router and set a very low baudrate in hyperterm. I use 110 as example. Now just press a few different keys repeatedly. Thies issued the break signal. Now switch back to 9600 bits per second and continue the usual procedure. hth Reinhold -- Reinhold Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] CCNP/SunCSA/HP Certified Consultant for Network Management TechRec wrote: >Hi > >I've heard that HyperTerminal is not good for connecting to the console port >on Cisco routers. If this is the case, can anyone recommend an alternative >please. > >Thanks _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]