>On Mon, 30 Dec 1996, Tim Moloney wrote:
>
>> I recently bought a used PM-2E and I'm now trying to configure it.
>>
>> How do you unset parameters. For example a "show global" displays the
>> "Reported Address". I don't want a reported address. Can I reset
>> this value to nothing or its default value? If so, how?
>
>The easiest way to start out to with a used Portmaster is to type the
>following command at the prompt: set register 0xffff 0x0102
>
>This command completely erases the configuration info for the Portmaster
>and sets everything back to default values. The next time you do a !root
>login, there will be no password.
>
>This eliminates the possibility that the previous owner set something that
>isn't obvious.
On 31-Dec-96 Brian Elfert wrote:
>On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Tim Moloney wrote:
>
>> Do I have to be logged in from S0 as console? The reason I ask is
>> that I did it from a telnet session and nothing appeared to change.
>> It paused approximately 5 seconds then displayed
>>
>> "Successfully formatted FLASH2"
>>
>> but a "show global" displays all the old (non-factory) settings.
>
>Did you power cycle or reboot afterwards? Once the settings are gone, you
>won't be able to get in via ethernet, you'll need to use a console on s0.
Believe it or not, I learned all of this over a year ago when I set up
my first box. Since then, it's run so reliably, I just log in to see
who's online. I've since forgotten everything. Thanks to everyone
for reminding me. =)
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