Hi,   I have 15 switches on two separate sub nets in my organisation that requires a username and password Encryption to be set up, I need help with the correct configurations to lock down the switches from unauthorised access within the organisation and external threats from hackers, scammers, and remote, aux, and console access   I need to set up each switch with the following configurations as well but not sure how Static IP Host name Authentication Banner   I really appreciate your help.   Thank you    Paul       ... View more

Hello,   I'm trying to get access to the Switch Catalyst Express 500 (CE500) PID WS-CE500-24TT V01 and followed one of the links discussed in this forum see below,  the link within the forum is invalid and just put back to the main page of Cisco's website   https://community.cisco.com/t5/switching/catalyst-express-500-factory-reset-issues/td-p/1257564   could someone point me in the right direction so I'm able to erase the switch back to factory defaults I'll be using a windows 7 machine for this.   Thank you   Paul   ... View more

HI, I have a customer switch that requires the configuration to be reset back to factory defaults but I'm getting a message, Cisco Catalyst 3640 48 POE 4 x1G switch File "flash:nvram_config" not deleted -- read only file system, I've not come across this before so I would need a step by step support output from switch switch: dir flash: Directory of flash:/ 16161  drwx  4096       .     2  drwx  4096       .. 16162  -rw-  79121160   cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.03.03SE.pkg 16163  -rw-  6484668    cat3k_caa-drivers.SPA.03.03.03SE.pkg 16164  -rw-  34522096   cat3k_caa-infra.SPA.03.03.03SE.pkg 16165  -rw-  34821452   cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9.SPA.150-1.EZ3.pkg 16166  -rw-  25131920   cat3k_caa-platform.SPA.03.03.03SE.pkg 16167  -rw-  77312832   cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.1.130.0.pkg 16168  -rw-  1248       packages.conf 16169  -rw-  2097152    nvram_config 16170  -rw-  676        vlan.dat 1300365312 bytes available (287113216 bytes used) switch: delete flash:nvram_config Are you sure you want to delete "flash:nvram_config" (y/n)?y File "flash:nvram_config" not deleted -- read only file system switch: ... View more

Hi, I have a Cisco switch 3560G with a missing IOS image, how do I go about copying a IOS image from an identical Switch 3560G to PC and then copying that image to the corrupted switch, thanks paul ... View more

Hello, I have 2 Cisco GSS 4490 with the same issues trying to login not familiar with Linux how would I go about resetting each device back to the factory defaults I have no idea what the password is first of the 2 machines is a  GSS PID VID GSS-4492R-K9 V01 message on screen LILO boot: Loading GSS-3.1.0......................................... Decompressing Linux... OK, Booting the Kernel Local Host Login: Second GSS PID VID GSS-4491-K9    V01 LILO Boot: Loading GSS-1.2.2.......................... Uncompressing Linux.... OK, booting the Kernel Cisco GSS Version 1.2(2) Local Host Login: Thank you Paul ... View more

Hi, I would like to check the following IOS bin files to see if they contain webbased services does cisco have a facility?? I need to be able to access each switch via the web interface i've set each switch with a static IP and configured username amd password for Level  15 access, saved configuration this is my question is web based services enabled on the IOS version below. c2950-i6k2l2q4-mz.121-22.EA12.bin c3750-ipbase-mz.122-35.SE5.bin c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-53.SE2.bin Thanks Paul ... View more

Hi, I have the following cisco switch models 4 x Cisco Switch 2950 IOS 12.1 2 x Cisco Switch 2960 IOS 12.2 1 x cisco switch 3750 IOS  12.2 Each switch has a password for Enable, console, VTY Each switch has default vlan1 set to a static IP issued form my Zytel 100 usg firewall I've enabled the command on "configuration terminal" ip http server, on one of my switches the cisco 2950 as above, saved the running config went over to an other  machine and typed the static Ip in 192.168.1.178 got page cannot be displayed does the IOS version 12.1 and IOS 12.2 support web interface or am i doing something wrong. Thank you Paul ... View more

Hi, I have two switches 3750 and 2960 switch in a production plant environment i neet to be able to configure one of the ports on each of the switchs to limit bandwidth from 100 MB to 10MB, Ive seen the configration files on how this is done, if and when this configuration is done what impact if any will happen to the production switches, just taking a precautionary step incase anything should go wrong, could you advise the best way forward. Thanks Paul ... View more