Subject: RE: S1 on DECServer 200/MC
To: 'Matthew Fredette' <fredette@MIT.EDU>
From: Carlini, Antonio <Antonio.Carlini@riverstonenet.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/05/2001 15:14:54
Did this not just crop up in
comp.sys.dec.* or comp.os.vms?

Second time around I remembered that the
default is SYSTEM

Antonio
arcarlini@iee.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Matthew Fredette [SMTP:fredette@MIT.EDU]
> Sent:	05 February 2001 23:13
> To:	petersv@psv.nu
> Cc:	port-vax@netbsd.org
> Subject:	Re: S1 on DECServer 200/MC
> 
> 
> > To: Matt London <matt@knm.yi.org>
> > From: Peter Svensson <petersv@psv.nu>
> > Date: 01/22/2001 22:15:06
> > 
> > On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Matt London wrote:
> > 
> > >  Just curious (having not got the docs for it) into what the
> > >red pushbutton switch marked S1 (next to port J1) does. Cause I can't
> see
> > >any noticable effect from pressing it, and it must serve a purpose,
> cause
> > >it's connected inside :&)
> > 
> > If you hold it down while powering up the DECserver it will reset the
> > nvram. This looses all configuration, especially the passwords. I think
> > port 1 or 8 is used to reconfigure the server afterwards.
> > 
> > Peter
> 
> Armed with this bit of info about S1 and software for the 200, I
> finally pulled my DECserver 200/MC out of storage and powered it up.
> I tried a bunch of different combinations of port 1 vs. 8 and holding
> down S1 for varying lengths of time, but it still wants some password
> when I do SET PRIVILEGED:
> 
> DECserver 200 Terminal Server V3.1 (BL37) - LAT V5.1
> 
> Please type HELP if you need assistance
> 
> Enter username> anon
> 
> Local> SET PRIVILEGED
> Password> 
> Password> 
> Password> 
> Local -020- Logged out port 8 on server LAT_08002B0ABB40
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas?  The only other messages of note are these
> on port 1 when it's powering up, but they're not really interesting:
> 
> Local -901- Initializing DECserver "08-00-2B-0A-BB-40" -- ROM BL20, H/W
> Rev D.A
> Local -902- Waiting for image load
> Local -903- Loading from host "00-E0-98-76-E2-B1"
> Local -904- Image load complete
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt
> 
> --
> Matt Fredette
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