STEP BY STEP CISCO ROUTER 2911 PASSWORD RECOVERY


Step 1: Turn off/shut down your router
Step 2: Remove the compact flash that is on the rear of the router.
Step 3: Turn your router back on
Step 4: While your router is in Rommon mode, reinsert the compact flash
Step 5: Type the command confreg 0x2142 at the rommon 1> prompt. This will boot from flash and will bypass the startup configuration.
Step 6: Type reset at the second Rommon prompt. The router should now reboot ignoring the previously saved configuration.
Step 7: Use Ctrl-C to skip initial setup. If you dont use Ctrl-C then answer NO to every setup question.
Step 8: Type enable for the router prompt. This should bring up the Router# prompt
Step 9: Type copy startup-config running-config. To copy the RAM into memory.
Step 10: run the show running-config command. If your password is unencrypted you can now see it and use that if you would prefer.
Step 11: type configure terminal.
Step 12: Type enable secret *password*. This should show up as: hostname(config)#enable secret Potato
Step 13: Type no shutdown on every interface that has been used.
Step 14: Type config-register and 0x2102.
Step 15: Type end to leave the configuration mode
Step 16: To commit the changes type copy running-config startup-config.

You have successfully changed your password.

Tutor: Anthony James
Report by Stephanie Powell
Student number: 194061
