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Cisco 1700 Series Routers

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IamDavid

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Hey everyone, I need a quick answer..
Is it possable to reset or erase the password on a Cisco 1700 or 1720 Series router? I can buy 2 of them at a real good price but I am told I can't configure them without a Exec. Password.
I can get them from a guy who's company went under and is now seller everthing off to help pay on his huge debt. He knows nothing about how to configure them and his IT manager who set everything up is gone... 🙁
 
Hmm, do they come with software and console cables? If so, you may have some luck with them, if not, you may have a tougher time trying to configure them.
 
There's almost certainly a "Password Recovery" process; all of their other IOS products has a way to neuter the password and reset it.

Check the knowledgebase at cisco.com, search for "password recovery" and something should come up.

Good Luck

Scott
 
almost always you have to be local and have your set serial port set to a specific port speed and specific other settings....

i watched it done on a 7206 so i assume the process is somewhat similar for a 1700 series.
 
Well, the general procedure is pretty much the same, I'm sure:

From the LOCAL CONSOLE (i.e., directly attached serial cable), reboot, then hit some key to get the router to drop into ROM MONITOR

Set the flag bits to ignore the existing config file

reboot, now the router comes up unconfigured, with no passwords

set the standard password, telnet password, and enable password

re-load the running config file

save the config file

reload/reboot - router has the same running config, but with the new passwords.


The problem is that the flag bits change from router model to router model, if you don't know what the values are (to set it to boot without a config file), the precess of trial-and-error is a real b*tch. The Cisco site should have the procedure and the correct ROM monitor settings.

Good Luck

Scott
 
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