[afnog] Router 1600 Password Recovery Results

[Alex Gondwe]

Hosea,

You did not change back to the original config register. Read the 
instructions carefully.

http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/Cisco/cisco1600password.php

may help.

Regards
Alex

Hosea Phiri wrote:
> I have problem after recovering my password for cisco 1600 router. 
> Each time I power cycle the router I enter into initial configuration 
> with usual prompt:
>  
> *Router>*
>  
> Here is how I recovered my password:
>  
> 1. Powercycle the router
> 2. Put the router into ROMMON  with Break signal
> Then proceed as follows:
>  
> rommon>*confreg 0x2142*
> ** 
> rommon 2 > *reset
> *
> *. . . *
> *. . .*
> *. . .*
> * *
> Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: *n
>
> *Press RETURN to get started!
> . . .
> . . .
>  
> Router>
> Router>*enable
> *Router#*copy start run
> *My-HostName#*configure terminal
> *Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
> My-HostName(config)#*enable secret <MY SECRET>
> *Router(config)#*write*
> ** 
> ** 
> I similary changed telnet password.
> ** 
> Is there anywhere where I messed it up? Once again the problem is that 
> each time I reboot the router I get into the initial setup dialog:
>  
> Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: *n
>  and with prompt*
> ** 
> *Router>*
> ** 
> ** 
> ** 
> Hosea
>
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