Re: [nsp] Catalyst 5000 passwords

From: Brian Wallingford (brian@meganet.net)
Date: Sat Mar 28 1998 - 02:03:59 EST

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Louis Destree wrote:
>
> > Can anyone email me on the proceedure to reset the enable password on a
> > Cat5k switch? Thanks in advance,
>
> You can find it on CCO at http://www.cisco.com.
>
> Be careful. We've fried a supervisor board once before using the
> Cat5 recovery procedure.

How do you fry a piece of hardware with a software-based procedure?

If it's possible, it certainly indicates serious (and extremely
unlikely) mis-engineering. Sounds more like a really unfortunate
coincidence.

Brian

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