Re: (ASCEND) Resetting passwords

[Scott Starbuck <scott@aobe.com>]

Hi Adam,
Below are excerpts from some previous replies. The first is for setting
back to factory configuration. There is some variation between models so
it may not apply exactly to the one your customer has but I've seen
several replies that have used this procedure successfully. The second
uses SNMP to discover the password.

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P50 later models (6xxxxx  722xxxx)  (P75's as well)

With all cables and power removed, open the case and orient the LEDs
toward you (the front).  Locate the large 1.5" square Motorola chip in the

front right corner. At lower left you will need to short JP1.
Attach the power then the serial cable. Configure the terminal software
for 57600 N-8-1 no flow-control You should see a PIPE50> prompt. Type EF
then DF. If EF returns an error, dont worry.  After typing DF upload the
correct version of the software.  The software is about 450K.ont).  When
complete (2-4 minutes) remove the power cord then remove
the jumper. Replace the box lid and power up. Its now running in a factory

original configuration.depending Reconnect the serial cable using 9600
N-8-1 no flowcontrol and configure as desired.

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Jim Howard has some pictures of Pipelines showing the jumper locations for
various models. http://www.lyceum.com/~jhoward/ascend
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Thanks to all who answered my question.  The method described below is
what was successful for me - I used NavisAccess to simplify.  Luckily, I
knew the snmp r/w community string.

I guess this shows the importance of changing the default SNMP community
strings and even securing SNMP by IP address ;-)

Thanks again to all that contributed.

Todd A. Blank
Columbus NAP, Inc.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Steve Johannesman [SMTP:steve.johannesman@ascend.com]
 Sent: Thursday, July 30, 1998 9:20 AM
 To:   Todd A. Blank
Subject:      RE: (ASCEND) I am screwed, right?

 Todd,   if you know the SNMP community strings these instructions from
 Phillip Vandry will do the trick.   I have attached the ascend.mib
 file as a reference.

 You will need to tftp the config to a TFTP server. You can trigger
 this process via SNMP.

 WRITE to sysConfigTftpHostAddr.0 = IP address of tftp server
 WRITE to sysConfigTftpFilename.0 = the desired filename (Remember to
 create this file ahead of time with mode 666)
WRITE to sysConfigTftpCmd.0 = the integer value "1"
 READ from sysConfigTftpStatus.0 to check on the status of the transfer
    17: in progress
    1: sucessful

 All these variables are in ascend.mib (ASCEND-MIB) under
 enterprises.ascend.systemStatusGroup.sysConfigTftp.

 If you're not comfortable with SNMP then download a demo copy of
 NavisAccess.  You can use it's config downloader to grab the
 configuration file.  Which will have the passwords in plain text. You can
find the
demo page at http://www.ascend.com/1908.html

 If you don't know the SNMP community strings the only other recourse
 is to completely reset the box.  Instructions for doing this can be found
in
 this mailing lists archives.

Hope this helps,

Scott Starbuck
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Adam Neat wrote:

> Hello,
>
> we have a cleint with a P75 router - they have forgotten the password.
>
> does anyone knowof a way to reset it?
>
> Regards
>
> adam
>
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