gsm7248v1 unable to reset

Other than using the serial port (which I no more have a computer with RS-232, and USB-RS232 adapters don't work properly), is there any other way?

have you heard of USB to serial? on the market for very long time and still commonly available... I use quite often with work... cisco .netgear , juniper...

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=1529&sku=26886

Plus... nulll cables. if you still have that came with switch..



this is not same model but here some you would expect to do in console

http://techtips-tom.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html

you should follow up on GSM manual but you need to console access .. that is quite must for most switched to repair the issues ..

Oh, I have heard of USB-Serial adapters alright. I already own 2 of them: http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-26886-Serial-Adapter/dp/B000067RVJ/ http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Serial-Converter-TU-S9-Blue/dp/B0007T27H8/ They have, in my case, turned out to be hit-and-miss gadgets. Please don't get me going and turn this thread into a debate on USB-Serial adapters. What I really would like is whether these switches are known to fail to be reset to factory defaults; what sort of workaround is there to get them reset again. And, I would really really appreciate to know is if there are ways of doing this without having to resort to USB-Serial adapters.

Use console to reset. You cannot do without using console