During an important WAN class project, I ended up with a passworded router. I started to perform password recovery by booting into ROMMON. I typed the following commands:confreg 0x2142 reset The ...

Cisco has started to put mini-USB ports on their devices to allow for console port connectivity. I am hoping that this new method continues to be spread to other devices.

Plug the RJ-45 end into the Cisco router’s console port, pop the dock connector into your iOS device, then load up the company’s $10 Get Console app — bam!

I procured a used cisco 3640 router with a single port and a dual port ethernet network module. When I powered it up, it worked normally, but it already had a config on it and a password was set ...

Connecting a computer running HyperTerminal emulator software to the console port of a router lets you access router information and modify settings without using the device's Web-based ...