Can't open console to 2950 switch

Question

Howdy all,
I'm after inheriting a cisco 2950 switch in my new job and I do not know the enable password for it. I went about following the "password recovery procedure" but am getting nowhere.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/pswdrec_2500.html
I have tried connecting to the switch after powering it up but cannot open a session over the console port. I've tried using both COM ports on my laptop with all the variations of the flow control setting but no joy.
I took a look at an old config file that was saved on the network for the switch and found this at the end:
LINE CON 0
TRANSPORT INPUT NONE
Is this stopping me from completing the password reset when the switch is booting up??? All advice welcomed.
Regards,
PaddyIrishman

Answer 1

HI Paddy, [Pls Rate if HELPS]
"Transport Input None" command will prevent you from accessing the Device.
Refer link below for CISCO 2950 Swtich Password Recovery Procedure Document:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/pswdrec_2900xl.html
Refer step by step procedure (quick ref):
1. Unplug the power cable
2. Hold down the mode button while replugging the power cable
3. Type flash_init over the console
4. Type load_helper
5. Type Dir flash:
//make sure to type the semi-colons
6. Type rename flash:config.tdt flash:config.old
//the password is contained in the config.txt fil.e
7. Type boot
//this reboots the system
8. Type n to skip the initial setup config
9. Type enable
//this takes you to the enable mode
10. Type rename flash:config.old flash:config.txt
11. Save config.txt to system
#copy flash:config.txt system:running-config
12. Enter config mode and change the password
#cofig t
#no enable secret
//this applies only if the enable secret password was created
13. Finally write the changes to memory
#write memory
PLS RATE if HELPS
Best Regards,
Guru Prasad R