Linksys SFE2000
Start the console session.
Plug in either a serial cable or an ethernet cable with RS-232 adapters on each end to "CONSOLE" port of the device from PC COM1 port.
Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, set baud rate (Speed) to 115200 and leave other settings as default.
Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.
Access the Startup Menu to boot without a password.
Press Esc when prompted and before the countdown ends:
Boot1 Checksum Test...............................PASS Boot2 Checksum Test...............................PASS Flash Image Validation Test.......................PASS BOOT Software Version 1.0.0.05 Built Aug 27 2006 10:04:28 Networking device based on 88F5181L CPU with ARM926EJ-S core. 128MByte SDRAM. I-Cache 32 KB. D-Cache 32KB. Cache Enabled. Autoboot in 2 seconds - press RETURN or Esc. to abort and enter prom. Startup Menu [1] Download Software [2] Erase Flash File [3] Password Recovery Procedure [4] Enter Diagnostic Mode [5] Set Terminal Baud-Rate [6] Stack menu [7] Back
Type 3 for Password Recovery Procedure:
Enter your choice or press 'ESC' to exit:3 Current password will be ignored! ==== Press Enter To Continue ====
When the Startup Menu reappears type 7 continue booting:
Startup Menu [1] Download Software [2] Erase Flash File [3] Password Recovery Procedure [4] Enter Diagnostic Mode [5] Set Terminal Baud-Rate [6] Stack menu [7] Back Enter your choice or press 'ESC' to exit: 7 Exit from boot menu. Continue with flow.
Further output should show the device is a standalone unit:
********************************************************************* *** Running SW Ver. 1.0.0.48 Date 03-Jan-2007 Time 10:59:39 *** ********************************************************************* HW version is 00.00.01 Base Mac address is: 00:1a:70:8a:70:b0 Dram size is : 128M bytes Dram first block size is : 102400K bytes Dram first PTR is : 0x1800000 Dram second block size is : 4096K bytes Dram second PTR is : 0x7C00000 Flash size is: 16M 01-Jan-2000 01:01:05 %CDB-I-LOADCONFIG: Loading running configuration. 01-Jan-2000 01:01:05 %CDB-I-LOADCONFIG: Loading startup configuration. Device configuration: Slot 1 - SFE2000 HW Rev. 2 - Proto C ----------------------------------- -- Unit Standalone -- -----------------------------------
Erase configuration.
Navigate to choose System Configuration Menu:
Switch Main Menu ================ 1. System Configuration Menu 2. Port Status 3. Port Configuration 4. System Mode (Layer 2 / Layer 3) Selection 5. Help 0. logout ArrowKey/TAB/BACK=Move SPACE=Toggle ENTER=Select ESC=Back
Navigate to choose Restore System Default Settings:
System Configuration Menu ========================= 1. System Information 2. Management Settings 3. User & Password Settings 4. Security Settings 5. IP Configuration 6. File Management 7. Restore System Default Settings 8. Reboot System 0. Back to main menu Are you sure? [Y/N]?Y ArrowKey/TAB/BACK=Move SPACE=Toggle ENTER=Select ESC=Back
Copy all the output from the session into your records.
Right-click PuTTY's titlebar, from that dropdown menu click on "Copy All to Clipboard"
Open the file of record certifying the deconfiguration of this device and use CTRL V to paste all the output from PuTTY into that file. Formatting the text with a fixed-width font helps it look more readable.
End the session.
Close PuTTy.