Thanks Randy,
Looked through my network setup, and my switch & router don't support cdp or lldp. I also tried plugging the SPA525G2 into an old BEFSX41 router I had lying around (also doesnt support cdp or lldp as far as I could see) - but behaviour is the same. Phone turns on, goes through the blinking light routine, but just doesn't get past the cisco screen. However, given that I have two phones exhibiting the same behaviour (and the fact they initially seemed to work until they rebooted to the cisco screen), that seems to point toward a networking issue on my side. At the same time, seems a little strange that I can't get past the issue by simply unplugging the device from the network, or by plugging it into a different one - is there some way to reinitialise the phone (apart from the speaker button trick that doesnt seem to work)? Another question: I bought the phones over ebay - is it possible that they are locked to a provider (would this be the kind of behaviour one could see with a provider lock)? And if so, anyway to get rid of this lock? Many thanks.
Douglas
