\nAnd alas, I was able to gain access to the switch and reset it, so I could get into its Web UI.<\/p>\n
A long while back, a friend of mine gave me a 24 Port 10\/100 3COM switch.
\nIt was quite nice of him, but I couldn’t get access to this switch.<\/p>\n
It had a management port on it, so I had to go out and buy a NULL-MODEM adapter to use it.<\/p>\n
It looks just like this:<\/p>\n
\nAnd alas, I was able to gain access to the switch and reset it, so I could get into its Web UI.<\/p>\n
I got over this switch very shortly afterwards, it was only 10\/100 so I put it aside.<\/p>\n
Here we are 2 or so years later, and I am donated a massive load of Servers + Switches from an old Call Center.
\nIts really enterprise grade stuff.<\/p>\n
I found myself doing a scan of 10.0.0.0\/8 trying to get into the switches again, and came short.<\/p>\n
Off to the old draws to find the handy NULL-MODEM hack\u00a0connection, and we have a winner! Default password too.<\/p>\n
However these switches aren’t so easy, and most commands have to be done via the CLI. Which is amazing. I do not know the link between ExtemeNetworking and Cisco, but they are VERY similar.<\/p>\n
These switches will help with my CCNA!
\nI plan to add a lot more stuff once I get up and running with the rest of the hardware we now have. We have over 10 new servers to play with!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A long while back, a friend of mine gave me a 24 Port 10\/100 3COM switch. It was quite nice of him, but I couldn’t get access to this switch. It had a management port on it, so I had to go out and buy a NULL-MODEM adapter to use it. It looks just like … Continue reading SERIAL KILLER<\/span>