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Re: Cisco Password recovery-HELP!


From: Adrian Bool <aid () u net uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 00:06:31 +0000 (GMT)



On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Adam Rothschild wrote:

Hi.  I'm trying to recover the enable pw on a 2501 with IOS 10.2
(bootstrap: 5.2(5) release) and I'm failing miserably.

I boot the system up, and send it a break (i'm minicom; ctrl + 6 and ctrl
+ ^ work as a break on a cisco for me), yet it boots normally, rather than
bringing me the ">" prompt.

That is not a real break 0 more of an 'interupt'.  I've not useminicomm - 
but on teh PC comm software i use areal break is sent by Alt-B...

aid


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