Cisco Systems 2600 manual Changing Configuration Register Settings

Appendix C Configuration Register

Changing Configuration Register Settings

Table C-1 Configuration Bit Meanings (continued)

Bit
Number	Hexadecimal	Meaning
10	0x0400	IP broadcast with all zeros.
5, 11, 12	0x0020,	Console line speed.
	0x0800, 0x1000
13	0x2000	Boots default ROM software if the network boot fails.
14	0x4000	IP broadcasts do not have net numbers.
15	0x8000	Enables diagnostic messages and ignores the contents
		of NVRAM.

Changing Configuration Register Settings

You might want to modify the value in the configuration register to perform the following tasks:

•Recover a lost password

•Change the console data rate

•Enable or disable the Break function

•Manually boot the operating system using the b command at the ROM monitor prompt

•Force the router to automatically boot its system image in flash memory, or boot in accordance with any boot system commands stored in the router’s configuration file in NVRAM

You can change the configuration register from either the ROM monitor or the operating system software. To change the configuration register from the ROM monitor, see the “Configuration Register Commands” section on page B-7. To change the configuration register from the system software, do the following:

Step 1 Connect a console terminal to the console port of the router as described in the “Connecting to the

Console Port” section on page 3-20, using the blue RJ-45 to DB-9 console adapter cable.

Note If you have a terminal with a DB-25 port, use an RJ-45 rollover cable and DB-25 adapter. The RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter (Cisco part number 29-0810-01) can be purchased from Cisco.

For information about cable pinouts, refer to the online document Cisco Modular Access Router Cable Specifications. This document is available online and on the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM.

Step 2 Configure your terminal or terminal emulation software for 9600 baud (default), 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.

Step 3 Power on the router.

Step 4 When asked if you would like to enter the initial dialog, answer no:

Would you like to enter the initial dialog? [yes]: no

Your router is now in the normal operating mode.

Step 5 After a few seconds, you see the user EXEC prompt (Router>). Enter the enable command and your password to enter privileged EXEC mode:

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