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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 21/08/13 22:38, bad apple wrote: > On 21/08/13 22:07, Mark Evans wrote: >> On 21/08/13 21:29, Daniel Robinson wrote: >>> >> http://www.southwell-online.co.uk/minstersales/htmsamples/Electrical%20-%20cisco%20800%20router.htm >> >> >> >> It's >> >> an ADSL router with a built in 4 port switch. The documentation >> is available on the CISCO website. The pale blue "console" port >> is RS232 serial. (There might even be the right lead with the >> unit.) You'll need a working serial connection to perform a >> "factory reset". > > Yeah, they make you look for it though... > > Someone (with a very funny blog name) has written a nice simple > howto on the factory reset that will be miles better than any > official Cisco docs here: > > http://ontheroadtoyourass.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/cisco-837-full-reset-to-factory-settings/ It's > > more or less the same instructions. But dosn't assume that you know how to use ISO from the command line :) > Sadly you can't just hold down a button for 10 seconds and > restart, like you can on most things (which on the other hand in > light of "bad guy with physical access" conversations may actually > be a good point?). When it's a case of holding down a recessed button with a piece of wire whilst inserting a power connector it may not always be that easy. Anyway "bad guys" tend to want access which cannot be easily detected. As opposed to someone with something second hand where they couldn't care less about the existing configuration. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlIVzlQACgkQsoRLMhsZpFd8wACgk8ffXyOthb+pQYR4lRnXN4+f Sg8AoIpLR5H79u1S9dAFON1gRuGayoSB =0Zmx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq