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Prosafe GSM7224r cannot access either via IP or Serial
Hi all, First post so go easy. I bought what turned out to be two GSM7224r switches from a local auction house (listed as one lot). Powered both up, and was able to have my machine "see" both (a...
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I was able to successfully flash both switches with newer firmware, and now both will successfully boot/can be managed.
I stunbled across this guide https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/2923-what-to-do-when-my-managed-switch-does-not-boot, which was quite helpful.
One point to note is that I could not get the switches to save settings when I tried to "up" the baud rate from the default 9600 to, say 38400. I would configure the switch (via the partially corrupted boot menu, option 2, I believe), and then disconnect/reconfigure hyperterminal to match those settings, but when I tried to login again, it would not connect. Rebooting the switch "reset" it back to the default 9600 baud rate. This meant that flashing it with 6-7Mb of firmware took a reasonable length of time - ~3.5 hours. Something to keep in mind.
Hopefully someone else might find this helpful if they acquire similar switches which have been over-zeaously sanitised, and they don't know where to start.
Update: I've been able to connect with a (new) null-modem cable.
It appears that someone has been a little over-zealous when sanitising the switches. In effect, they've deleted the boot code, so the switches won't actually boot...I also believe that the operational code has been tampered with/deleted.
So, the question becomes, where do I source relevant boot code for the device, and how do I upload it (via XMODEM?). I'm guessing that once that is done and I can get it to boot, I "should" be able to apply the latest firmware to it, thus updating the operational code at the same time...?
Suggestions?
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I was able to successfully flash both switches with newer firmware, and now both will successfully boot/can be managed.
I stunbled across this guide https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/2923-what-to-do-when-my-managed-switch-does-not-boot, which was quite helpful.
One point to note is that I could not get the switches to save settings when I tried to "up" the baud rate from the default 9600 to, say 38400. I would configure the switch (via the partially corrupted boot menu, option 2, I believe), and then disconnect/reconfigure hyperterminal to match those settings, but when I tried to login again, it would not connect. Rebooting the switch "reset" it back to the default 9600 baud rate. This meant that flashing it with 6-7Mb of firmware took a reasonable length of time - ~3.5 hours. Something to keep in mind.
Hopefully someone else might find this helpful if they acquire similar switches which have been over-zeaously sanitised, and they don't know where to start.
Hello biased99,
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