getting past the Cisco IOS authentication?

The 2501 routers I bought finally came in the mail yesterday and when I console into them they are require a user name and password. Do I have to flash them to override the password? if so how do that and which .bin would I use with the 2501?

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veritas_libertas

I had the same experience a couple of years ago. This should help you: http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccna-ccent/48960-trouble-trying-reset-2501-router.html

jsb515

thanks

btw I live in greenville, sc also

veritas_libertas

Really? I seem to be seeing more South Carolinians lately on TE

jsb515

at step 10 at Password Recovery Procedure for the Cisco 2000, 2500, 3000, 4000, AccessPro, 7000 (RP), AGS, IGS, and STS-10x - Cisco Systems

I get Command authorization failed from step 11 on.. any advice?

veritas_libertas

If you do a show running-config, what do you get? I wouldn't worry about the other command. I'm assuming that's an archaic command? You can also do a "show version" to find out what the register value is.

All you are trying to achieve is changing the register value to allow you to bypass the startup-config and then overwriting the startup-config with the running-config.

jsb515

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Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.

cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, California 95134-1706

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-INS-L), Version 12.0(26), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 31-Mar-03 18:21 by srani
Image text-base: 0x03041438, data-base: 0x00001000

Abort at 0x342AB72 (PC)
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Configuration register = 0x2142 at last boot
Bit# Configuration register option settings:
15 Diagnostic mode disabled
14 IP broadcasts do not have network numbers
13 Boot default ROM software if network boot fails
12-11 Console speed is 9600 baud
10 IP broadcasts with ones
08 Break disabled
07 OEM disabled
06 Ignore configuration enabled
03-00 Boot file is cisco2-2500 (or 'boot system' command)

>i/o 0x2142

System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems
2500 processor with 14336 Kbytes of main memory

F3: 7926168+105924+512792 at 0x3000060

Restricted Rights Legend

Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is
subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph
(c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted
Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph
(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.

cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, California 95134-1706

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-INS-L), Version 12.0(26), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 31-Mar-03 18:21 by srani
Image text-base: 0x03041438, data-base: 0x00001000

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision N) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 09779236, with hardware revision 00000000
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:

Press RETURN to get started!

00:00:48: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up
00:00:48: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to down
00:00:48: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial1, changed state to down
00:00:49: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0, changed state to down
00:00:49: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0, changed state to down
00:00:49: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial1, changed state to down
00:00:51: %SYS-5-RESTART: System re
Router>started --
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-INS-L), Version 12.0(26), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 31-Mar-03 18:21 by srani
00:00:53: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to administratively down
00:00:53: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0, changed state to administratively down
00:00:53: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial1, changed state to administratively down
Router>enable
Router#copy startup-config running-config
Destination filename [running-config]?
passive-interface Ethernet0
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

network 206.122.82.0 0.0.0.255 area 2
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

*Mar 1 00:02:06 GMT: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0.1, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:02:08 GMT: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0.2, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:02:09 GMT: %OSPF-4-NORTRID: OSPF process 100 cannot start. There must be at least one "up" IP interface, for OSPF to use as router ID
8630 bytes copied in 28.768 secs (308 bytes/sec)
USC044#
USC044#show running config
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

USC044#show running-config
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
version 12.0
service timestamps debug datetime msec localtime show-timezone
service timestamps log datetime localtime show-timezone
service password-encryption
service linenumber
!
hostname USC044
!
boot system flash 1:c2500-ins-l.120-26.bin
logging console informational
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login default tacacs+ local
aaa authentication ppp default local
aaa authorization commands 15 default tacacs+ if-authenticated
aaa accounting commands 15 default stop-only tacacs+
enable secret 5 $1$GD/C$NcMqljSV58iKCy7NKq.VS0
!
username GNOuser password 7 03110918150A117519
ip subnet-zero
no ip source-route
no ip finger
ip domain-list rtr.eds.com
ip domain-list net.eds.com
ip domain-list imc.eds.com
ip domain-list sys.eds.com
ip domain-list iscg.eds.com
ip name-server 204.230.61.18
ip name-server 205.191.22.78
ip name-server 205.191.24.78
ipx routing 0010.7b7f.1643
clock timezone GMT 0
partition flash 2 8 8
!
!
!
!

USC044#configure terminal
Command authorization failed.

USC044#
*Mar 1 00:03:19 GMT: %AAAA-3-INVSTATE: AUTHOR/CMD: Internal state is invalid: astruct 0x187090 ustruct 0x0
-Traceback= 3131BB2 31318FC 315DFC6 315E7DE 3171D4E
USC044#

jsb515

can't do the configure terminal in order to change the password

ElvisG

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jsb515

thanks! that worked

jsb515

also I want to note on this thread the following link

Reset a Cisco Router to Factory Default Settings - Cisco Systems

just in case anyone searches the forums.