C2960X password recovery using miniusb connection?

[Bill46994]

Hi,

Is it possible to do a password recovery on a 2960 using the miniusb connection? That's the only cable I have for accessing the switch and I'm locked out of enable.

The steps for recovery says to powercycle the switch but when I do, putty loses it's connection and won't reconnect until after the switch boots up. 

Are there any tricks to get around this? 

[Leo Laohoo]

2960 or 2960S/2960X/XR?

[Bill46994]

C2960X

[Leo Laohoo]

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@Bill46994 wrote:

The steps for recovery says to powercycle the switch but when I do, putty loses it's connection and won't reconnect until after the switch boots up. 

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Where is the bit that says to hold down the "Mode" button?

During the boot-up of the switch, does the console say the password-recovery option has been disabled?

[Bill46994]

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@Leo Laohoo wrote:

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@Bill46994 wrote:

The steps for recovery says to powercycle the switch but when I do, putty loses it's connection and won't reconnect until after the switch boots up. 

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Where is the bit that says to hold down the "Mode" button?

During the boot-up of the switch, does the console say the password-recovery option has been disabled?

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Well, that's sort of the reason I created this ticket. I only have the miniusb cable and when I reset the switch putty disconnects, so I can't actually see the boot-up.  I was looking for a way around this. 

[Bill46994]

So to rephrase my question, if you only had putty and the mini-usb cable, is there a way to do a password recovery?