Switch configuration and failures posting

The front-end post, loopback packet not received message is usually due to either a bad port or controller. The good news is that it's only one port.

Sounds like there's an existing config on the switch. Password recovery procedures are here:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/pswdrec_2900xl.html

-Don

After you re-set the password, write erase, wr mem, reload.  Start over from the beginning.

tanks guys I'll give it a try.  

About the bad port (or controller): How can I tell which is bad? I want to make sure I can get some use out of this thing (want to do trunking and VLANs eventually)

Thanks !

Cant get it to work . I get through the whole process. Even set a new enable password
flash_init
load_helper
dir:flash
rename flash:config.text flash:config.old
boot
en
rename flash:config.old flash:config.text
copy flash:config.text system:running-config
config t
no enable secret
enable password password
write mem

Disregard. I got it. I had to use the configuration wizard thing unfortunately but I got it to work. Wouldnt work anyother way.

Thanks for the help. Hoping this wont be a problem . Didnt go away. Will it go away if I upgrade iOS?:
http://mvpbaseball.cc/switch.jpg

Here is more info on that problem
http://mvpbaseball.cc/int.jpg

That showed up when I did a sho config

PS: is there anyway to check if I cleared ALL of the old user's settings? I noticed my interface was titled VLAN even after I did a reset on the switch. I didnt name it that
Thanks

dgroscost
write mem - gee you are old

On checking for cleared settings you did it. Do a show run and if anything other then the defualt settings are on the switch it did not clear.
You did not completely clear the settings. to do this you need to
erase startup-config - erases the startup-config
delete flash:vlan.dat - this removes the VLAN table. IF you do not do this you will never clear the VLAN's.

Hey Mark: The erase command was not found. I tried erase startup-config from the # prompt, and the config prompt. No go.

del flash:vlan.dat said : "error deleting flash:vlan.dat. No such file or directory."

do a
delete flash:/config.text


that will get rid of your config.txt,which in terms is your running and startup config.

I'll try that when I get home. By the way, why did my switch ask for a gateway IP during intial setup. This is a 2900 series so it is still only layer 2.??

Mark - sorry, wr mem?  =)

"This is a 2900 series so it is still only layer 2.?"

Yes. The 2900XL's are layer 2 only.

-Don

Also, it looks like only interface fa0/5 is bad.

-Don

dissolved, did my command work in getting rid of your config.text????

No couldnt get it to erase. It does not recognize the erase command.
I tried erase-startup
I tried delete flash:vlan.dat  It said read only access (yes i was at prompt)
I tried del startup-config
I tried delete flash:/config.text

Whats weird, is that one time I typed erase-startup and it recognized the command. It asked me if i was sure i wanted to delete it etc... and I pressed yes.   I think my mistake was that I typed "write mem" after I did this. When I reloaded the switch, it must of used the old config again (because of my damn write mem)

Why is the erase command sometimes not working

> By the way, why did my switch ask for a gateway IP during intial setup. This is a 2900 series so it is still only layer 2.??

It passes traffic *for others* at layer 2.

It has an IP address on VLAN1 (the default VLAN -- you can ignore that word until you reach the point where you need multiple subnets/segments...) to act as a HOST, accepting telnet or http connections to perform switch management remotely.  Recall that hosts go all the way to layer 7.  It needs a gateway in case you're trying to manage it from somewhere a few router hops away.

Thanks Penn.

I still cannot clear this routers config. The erase command doesnt seem to be recognized. (is it my IOS?)
Anyone?

Ok Don, that command did work. DO I do a write mem now? Or just reload?

Also, this is whats left displaying when I do a dir flash:

c2900xl-h-mz-112_8_1-SA4.bin
evn_vars
html

Should the env_vars be there?
Thanks

well I did a write mem and reloaded.  

However, everything is still the same.

Now this is in my flash directory:

c2900xl-h-mz-112_8_1-SA4.bin
evn_vars
html
config.text

If I do this correctly, arent I supposed to lose all previous settings?
thanks