[mrtg] Re: OT: Reset of 3Com Switch passwords

[Trent Melcher]

Your Welcome,  alot of people who have 1100/3300's forget to change the
security password.  Bad thing too, cause like you now know, you can reset
the admin password this way.

Trent Melcher
Network/System Administrator
Startouch International
Office:402-346-4600 x103
Email:tmelcher at myesa.com



-----Original Message-----
From: List Account [mailto:lists at wjcc.org]
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:08 PM
To: Trent Melcher
Subject: Re: [mrtg] Re: OT: Reset of 3Com Switch passwords


Hell yes!! Thanks very much Trent.  security security worked like a charm,
once I used a null modem cable!!

Thanks!!

WJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trent Melcher" <tmelcher at trilogytel.com>
To: "Uwe Degenhardt" <degenhardt at sdsolutions.de>; <mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 1:09 PM
Subject: [mrtg] Re: OT: Reset of 3Com Switch passwords


>
> Try logging in as security and password of security.  You will be able to
> change the admin password here.  As long as the security password wasn't
> changed.  Also try the default login of admin and no password.  This is
from
> 3Coms knowledgebase:
>
> Fact  SuperStack II Switch 3300
> Fact  SuperStack 3 Switch 3300
> Fact  SuperStack II Switch 1100
> Fact  default password
> Symptom  lost password
> Symptom  forgot password
> Cause  The password was changed and now the switch cannot be accessed.
> Fix  The default password for the "admin" account is no password (just
press
> enter when prompted for the password).
>
> If you can not access the switch try the security account using "security"
> as login and "security" as password. As soon as you gain access to the
> switch modify the admin account and re-login as administrator. You should
> avoid to access as security for administrative tasks.
>
> If you still have no access to the switch, please, contact 3Com to RMA the
> unit.
>
> Fact  Search group - SuperStack II Switches
> Fact  Search group - SuperStack 3 Switches
> Fact  Last Reviewed: July 2001
>
> HTH
>
> Trent Melcher
> Network/System Administrator
> Startouch International
> Office:402-346-4600 x103
> Email:tmelcher at myesa.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mrtg-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch [mailto:mrtg-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch]On
> Behalf Of Uwe Degenhardt
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:45 AM
> To: mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch
> Subject: [mrtg] OT: Reset of 3Com Switch passwords
>
>
>
> Hi list, a bit off topic.
> We wanted to use an old 3Com Superstack II SNMP-switch as a MRTG-plattform
> for analysing IP-traffic. It is a machine, where noone remembers the
> password to login. Is there an easy way to reset the given passwords of
that
> switch ?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Uwe
>
>
>
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