3com 2916 Switch Management

[MicrosoftTechy]

hello,

 

i have got a 3com 2916 switch and need to reset it !! so i ordered DB-9 to rj45 and tried straight db-9 config as well as null db-9 but i cant connect to the switch through hyper terminal or puTTy? dose anyone know the pinouts or where i can get a "made up" cable?

[SYNACK]

Page 189 according to google http://storage.techit.pl/dokumenty/3Com_Baseline-Switch-2916-2924_User-Guide.pdf (10MB userguide PDF for switch)

 

Edited April 29, 2010 by SYNACK

[MicrosoftTechy]

thank you! it works

 

now i don't know the login because its not new and therefor all the default user names and passwords have been changed! any idea on resetting them ?

[SYNACK]

You will need to put it into recovery mode and hard reset it to factory defaults by the looks of it Support - Problem Solving - Command Line Interface Problems

 

You forget the password for the "admin" user account and can no longer perform important management operations.http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/switches/3824/dha1740-0aaa02/gif/solution.gif Use the password recovery method outlined below to define a new password for the "admin" user account:

1. Access the Command Line Interface through the console port and enter the user name "recover" and password "recover" to place the Switch in password recovery mode. The Switch remains in password recovery mode for a maximum of 30 seconds, before it returns to the CLI login prompt.
   
2. Perform a hard reset on the Switch whilst it is in password recovery mode by switching it off, waiting a few seconds, and switching it on again.
    
   http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/switches/3824/dha1740-0aaa02/gif/note.gif You cannot use a soft reset operation to reset the password of the "admin" user account. This will end the password recovery procedure and return you to the CLI login prompt.
   
3. When the Switch has rebooted following the hard reset enter a new password for the "admin" user account.
   
4. You are now logged in as the default "admin" user.
   

[MicrosoftTechy]

It dose not work it just re displays the login prompt again then it say - Authentication failed -

[FN-GM]

It dose not work it just re displays the login prompt again then it say - Authentication failed -

 

Did you ever sort it please?

 

Thanks