unlocking ports in VLANNED office....

[Mark]

Can someone show me how to unlock a port in the wall by telneting into the switch? Our office is vlaned and ports are locked up when the arent in use. I need to unlock one and ussally our VP does it but he's on vacation.


Thx

 

[nweaver]

enable
conf term
int fast(slot number)/(port number)
no shut
end


you may need to write the config to keep it if the switch reboots.

 

[Mark]

what do i enter in the console? i know nothing about telneting.

 

[nweaver]

I would not suggest you make changes to the device if you don't understand how to even access it.

how do you telnet? Open a command prompt and type "telnet " and then the IP of the device.

 

[Rogue]

If you can't telnet, doing what you want to do is probably far above your level of knowledge. Also, how do we know you're not trying to circumvent a security mechanism that's been put in place? Just asking....

 

[Mark]

i know how to telnet, i just dont know what commands to run. anyway i figured it out on my own... the way i did it:


config
unplug/plug jack to get port number
int fast port number
turn off port security
end.