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jwhausk
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How do I change the eth0 ip address though the serial port console?

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We changed our IP address scheme I forgot to change the address of our BlueSocket Controller BSC600.  I have not been able to access it though normal means. I have access though the serial port,

How do I change the eth0 ip address though the serial port console?

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Re: How do I change the eth0 ip address though the serial port console?

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To access the BSC serial port functions:

1. Connect a nine-pin null-modem serial cable between the nine-pin serial port on the back of the BSC and your laptop computer.

2. Run a terminal emulation program on your laptop computer configured with the following settings:

                • Port - COM1

                • bps - 9600

                • Data bits - 8

                • Stop bits - 1

                • Parity - None

                • Flow control - None

3. Initiate the connection to the BSC.

4. Enter the following password at the displayed password prompt: wg1000s

A menu appears listing the commands described below.

               

1) dbinit - Restore all values in the BSC back to their defaults.

2) ifconfig - Show the NIC settings for the protected, managed, or failover interface.

3) processes - Show a list of all running processes.

4) restart - Restart the BSC software.

5) switch - Switch to the alternate runtime software image. You must subsequently issue the reboot command for the switch to take effect.

6) reboot - Reboot the BSC machine.

7) specials - [Reserved for Bluesocket use only].

😎 clean - Delete older event logs. This is useful when disk usage is high.

9) exit - Exit the serial port session.

               

a) admin password recovery: Set the default admin account to its default password.

               

i) interface: Set the BSC’s protected interface address.

Type i followed by IP, Netmask, then gateway for fixed ip. For example:

i 192.168.100.30 255.255.252.0 192.168.100.1

Type i followed by the word 'dhcp' for dhcp. For example:

i dhcp

Once you change the IP address you will be required to restart the processes (option 3).

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Anonymous
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Re: How do I change the eth0 ip address though the serial port console?

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To access the BSC serial port functions:

1. Connect a nine-pin null-modem serial cable between the nine-pin serial port on the back of the BSC and your laptop computer.

2. Run a terminal emulation program on your laptop computer configured with the following settings:

                • Port - COM1

                • bps - 9600

                • Data bits - 8

                • Stop bits - 1

                • Parity - None

                • Flow control - None

3. Initiate the connection to the BSC.

4. Enter the following password at the displayed password prompt: wg1000s

A menu appears listing the commands described below.

               

1) dbinit - Restore all values in the BSC back to their defaults.

2) ifconfig - Show the NIC settings for the protected, managed, or failover interface.

3) processes - Show a list of all running processes.

4) restart - Restart the BSC software.

5) switch - Switch to the alternate runtime software image. You must subsequently issue the reboot command for the switch to take effect.

6) reboot - Reboot the BSC machine.

7) specials - [Reserved for Bluesocket use only].

😎 clean - Delete older event logs. This is useful when disk usage is high.

9) exit - Exit the serial port session.

               

a) admin password recovery: Set the default admin account to its default password.

               

i) interface: Set the BSC’s protected interface address.

Type i followed by IP, Netmask, then gateway for fixed ip. For example:

i 192.168.100.30 255.255.252.0 192.168.100.1

Type i followed by the word 'dhcp' for dhcp. For example:

i dhcp

Once you change the IP address you will be required to restart the processes (option 3).

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jwhausk
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Re: How do I change the eth0 ip address though the serial port console?

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Worked Great!  Thank You!