Reset CISCO 2503 router

!--- Shows the configuration register option settings Configuration register = 0x2102 at last boot Bit# Configuration register option settings: 15 Diagnostic mode disabled ....... Type o/r 0x2142 and press Enter at the > prompt to boot from Flash without loading the configuration. Type i at the > prompt and press Enter. The router reboots, but ignores its saved configuration. Type no after each setup question or press Ctrl-C to skip the initial setup procedure. Type enable at the Router> prompt. You'll be in enable mode and see the Router# prompt. Type configure memory or copy startup-config running-config to copy the NVRAM into memory. Do not type write memory or copy running startup-config. Type write terminal or show running-config. The show running-config and write terminal commands show the configuration of the router. In this configuration you see under all the interfaces the shutdown command, which means all interfaces are currently shutdown. Also, you can see the passwords either in encrypted or unencrypted format. Type configure terminal and make the changes. The prompt is now: hostname(config)# Type enable secret . Issue the no shutdown command on every interface that is used. If you issue a show ip interface brief command after you exit configuration mode, every interface that you want to use should be "up up". Type config-register 0x2102, or the value you recorded in step 4. This causes the router to load the Cisco IOS software from the Flash with the configuration from NVRAM at the next reload. Press Ctrl-z to leave the configuration mode. The prompt is now: hostname# Type write memory or copy running-config startup-config to commit the changes. Type Reload to restart the router with the Cisco IOS software booting from the Flash.