This is a common issue and Cisco routers are no different than anything else. If you have physical access you own the box. Whether you have the skill to reset the password is a separate issue, but all of the info necessary to do it is on the Cisco website. They have a published password recovery plan. You need a console, and access to the box. Short of epoxying the console port closed, there is no way to prevent this.
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Berry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Locking Cisco Router >From: "Vik Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Or there is always the over-worked, in house IT person who ends up >forgetting the password for what ever reason - what does he do now? Being overworked is understandable, failing to keep an encrypted copy of all your passwords in case you forget is not, fire him. (Take a look at PasswordSafe from www.counterpane.com 448bit blowfish encrypted storage) However if this item is like most hardware I've worked with, there will be a reset jumper or backup battery you can mess with inside the case that will clear all of the memory. Chris Berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator JM Associates "And here in our server room you can see our Beowolf Cluster of C64's that keeps our enterprise on the very cutting edge of technology." _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
