PC22224 switch password reset OR anchor?

Question

Is there a proven password reset procedure for the PC22224?
Or, has Linksys provided me with an anchor for my collection?
I've inherited a PC22224 switch here at work.
The original setup was done by someone now gone.
We have not been able to locate his setup notes.
This switch is not responding to the password reset procedure for the SRW switches (or I'm overlooking something).
I have console access.
The switch is booting OK.
I press ESC.
Get prompt: Boot>
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Message Edited by Cybersys on 05-13-2008 07:51 PM

Answer 1

Here is the ONLY way I can find to RESET the admin password on a Linksys/Cisco PC22224
managed switch!  It's not horribly complicated at all.
Basically, you download the software configuration file from a working switch of the exact
same model and upload it to the "broken" switch with the password you need reset!
First, you MUST have a working PC22224 switch that you KNOW its admin password!
Hook that switch up from the console to a computer that uses something similar to
Hyperterminal. There are plenty of instructions on how to do that in it's manual, so I
won't get off in that area!
Boot up and login as "admin".
Go to the "Advance Management" tab.
Select "File Transfer".
Select "Send File via Kermit"
Select the first file "S/W Config. File".
When you see "Transfer File Now?", select "Yes".
Now you must go to the top of Hyperterminal and
select the "Transfer" tab and then select "Receive File".
You should soon start transmitting a file (mine was called "aswcfg.rom").
It should show the file name. Remember the file name AND where it is transferring!
This is important, because you will need to know where to find it next when we start
sending it to your "broken" switch!
When it finishes, disconnect your AC and serial cable from that switch
and move them over to your "broken" switch that needs the password reset!
Boot up your "broken" switch, as soon as you see the prompts on the screen,
type "esc".
You should see a prompt that looks like this "Boot>"
Now, type "upload",
You should see "Start Kermit Upload Now" on the screen.
Now you must go back to the top of Hyperterminal and
select the "Transfer" tab and then select "Send File".
Select the file you just downloaded (mine was called "aswcfg.rom")
Once it finishes downloading it will flash the rom with the new code.
After it is complete, you can reboot the machine and log into the
admin account with the same password you used on the working
machine you downloaded the new code from!
Let me know if you have any problems!
You can send Jack Daniels or other kudos to me for this fix.
Email address reinserted with snarky encryption by kidbyte on 03-19-2009 04:03 PM
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Message Edited by kent07 on 03-19-2009 04:29 PM
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