I wish my big mistake had been a config. I was in a remote site working on a router and was upgrading the IOS. Unfortunately I got distracted and after deleting the old IOS to make room for the new one I typed the reload command as if I had already copied the new IOS to the router. Of course without IOS all I had available to me was ROMMON over console cable. Uploading a 32MB IOS CME image to a router over a 9600bps connection is painful, but doing so when your original downtime window was 30 minutes is very embarrassing.
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Aaron Hackney <[email protected]>wrote: > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 9:31 AM, John Hawk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > He's ok now. > > > >>>> Ben Story <[email protected]> 7.23.2010 9:10 AM >>> > > What you can do is copy and paste the correct configuration back into the > > router in conf t mode. > > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Brian Skibinski > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> If any one is familiar with Cisco router configuration, I am in need of > >> your help and expertise. > >> > >> This afternoon, I went into one of our building routers to change the > >> enable, secret, and VT passwords since our former tech director is now > no > >> longer with the District. > >> > >> Was able to log in via IP, when I got to the router prompt I entered the > >> setup options, changed the passwords, and then pressed option to to > write > >> and save the changed. After that the router became unavailable and > hence > >> now I have a building down. > > If it makes you feel better Brian, I did the exact same thing about 10 > years ago. I wasn't changing a password, but I ran the setup wizard > too. Like you, I also had a hard copy of the config so, luckily I was > able to reenter the config with no assistance and to this day, I have > never spoke about it LMAO ;) > > > >> > >> I DO have the good configuration copied and printed out and I CAN get > into > >> the router via console and HyperTerminal. Where I need help and > obviously > >> before 9am tomorrow is how to write the good configuration back into the > >> router and then save that to get the building back online. > >> > >> Then since I have three more buildings to do, maybe some one can tell me > a > >> better (less destructive) way of changing the enable, secret, and VT > >> passwords without bring a building down. Thank you for your responses. > A > >> beer so far has helped to ease the pain. > >> > >> Brian Skibinski > >> Palos Heights School District 128 > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > >> *It is the mission of the Palos Heights School District 128 > >> to educate all children as individuals, to foster a love of learning, > >> and to prepare children for a responsible and successful > >> future in the diversified world.* > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Tech-geeks mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > -- > > Ben Story > > CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA > > [email protected] > > > > "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- > > Abraham Lincoln > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tech-geeks mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks > > > > > > -- > "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you > come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people > who have come alive." -Dr. Howard Thurman > > ****************************** > Aaron Keith Hackney > [email protected] > Cell 210.325.2196 > ****************************** > _______________________________________________ > Tech-geeks mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks > -- -- Ben Story CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA [email protected] "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- Abraham Lincoln
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