On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 5:42 PM, David Birdsong <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Nov 25, 2013 1:51 PM, "Jason Pope" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:47:09 -0800 > > From: David Birdsong <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: telnet into a netgear switch? > > Message-ID: > > <CAOMvUQfeM_Wnc= > [email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Hey all, last night while at the datacenter I was in a pinch to extend a > > rack's LAN. I compromised and ran out to the local Fry's to buy whatever > > switch I could find so as to allow some configuration to happen while > > we wait for the real network gear to show up. > > > > I left before confirming I could access the switch remotely; it was very > > late and I was pretty groggy and hey, any network gear has to be > > telnet'table this day and age. Of course I was mostly wrong. > > > > The switch expects some signed payload before allowing a telnet through. > I > > found this: https://code.google.com/p/netgear-telnetenable/...but I'm > > having a hell of a time getting anything to respond. > > > > The most confounding part is the switch doesn't respond to a single SYN > > packet on low ports. I'm scanning all the ports now, but if nothing shows > > up, I'm not sure what a payload is good for if the switch doesn't ACK a > > single SYN. > > > > I'm curious if anybody's got any tips besides not using Netgear in the > > datacenter. > > > > I have the MAC, I've IP'd it via DHCP, and the model number: JGS524E and > I > > can power cycle the switch as much as needed. > > > > > > P.S. long time listener, first time caller. i'm more of a sysadmin > > dangerously standing in for a proper network person. > > ------------------------------ > > > > Seems to me that you need to use their "Switch Configuration Utility" to > > manage the switch. I didn't read all the documentation, but that is what > > jumps out at me after a brief look. Maybe it will allow you to enable > > telnet or ssh from there. See the following link: > > > > No windows box handy, nor the desire for that hoop. > > ...but what magic is a windows app going to perform to wake up an > unresponsive TCP stack? > > > http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/JGS524E > > > > Jason > Ahh; I don't use windows either, but I keep a VM handy just in case I need it. jp
