It could be any number of things, APC for example need a vendor option set in DHCP or a ³Magic² ping. It could be that the app just talks to it on L2 like Microtik¹s. I suspect the windows app will be your only option. -- Geraint Jones
On 26/11/13 12:42 pm, "David Birdsong" <da...@imgix.com> wrote: >On Nov 25, 2013 1:51 PM, "Jason Pope" <boards...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> ------------------------------ >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:47:09 -0800 >> From: David Birdsong <da...@imgix.com> >> To: nanog@nanog.org >> Subject: telnet into a netgear switch? >> Message-ID: >> <CAOMvUQfeM_Wnc= >es1vz0gh_pp-vz+sprk9td-1u0a34c3a6...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Hey all, last night while at the datacenter I was in a pinch to extend a >> rack's LAN. I compromised and ran out to the local Fry's to buy whatever >> switch I could find so as to allow some configuration to happen while >> we wait for the real network gear to show up. >> >> I left before confirming I could access the switch remotely; it was very >> late and I was pretty groggy and hey, any network gear has to be >> telnet'table this day and age. Of course I was mostly wrong. >> >> The switch expects some signed payload before allowing a telnet >>through. I >> found this: https://code.google.com/p/netgear-telnetenable/...but I'm >> having a hell of a time getting anything to respond. >> >> The most confounding part is the switch doesn't respond to a single SYN >> packet on low ports. I'm scanning all the ports now, but if nothing >>shows >> up, I'm not sure what a payload is good for if the switch doesn't ACK a >> single SYN. >> >> I'm curious if anybody's got any tips besides not using Netgear in the >> datacenter. >> >> I have the MAC, I've IP'd it via DHCP, and the model number: JGS524E >>and I >> can power cycle the switch as much as needed. >> >> >> P.S. long time listener, first time caller. i'm more of a sysadmin >> dangerously standing in for a proper network person. >> ------------------------------ >> >> Seems to me that you need to use their "Switch Configuration Utility" to >> manage the switch. I didn't read all the documentation, but that is >>what >> jumps out at me after a brief look. Maybe it will allow you to enable >> telnet or ssh from there. See the following link: >> > >No windows box handy, nor the desire for that hoop. > >...but what magic is a windows app going to perform to wake up an >unresponsive TCP stack? > >> http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/JGS524E >> >> Jason
