Articles tagged with startup_config

1. Blow Away Your Cisco Catalyst Configuration

   Posted on June 14, 2007 in Networking

   If you've ever needed to reset a Cisco Catalyst switch to it's factory default (locked out, perhaps?), you've probably spent some time digging around on Cisco's web site. The Catalyst password recovery procedure starts off by reseting the Catalyst to it's original factory settings. Below, I'm going to give you …

2. The Annoyance of 'show config'

   Posted on June 11, 2007 in Networking

   How many times has this happened to you?

   SLAP#write memory
   startup-config file open failed (Device or resource busy)
   

   If you work in an environment where multiple users have enable access on Cisco devices, you've probably seen it more than once. This particular error is caused when another user has …