Resetting DSL Router Password

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If you've setup your own passwords for the Cisco 675/678 and forgotten them, this procedure will help you reset them. CAUTION: This will also erase your router configuration!

1. Connect your 675/678 to your PC via the management cable (originally supplied with the router - connects between the Cisco 675/678 and your PCs serial port)
2. Login to the router (using Hyperterminal or other serial port based terminal application)
   Note: connect using 9600 baud, 8-N-1, no flow control
3. Remove, then restore power to the Cisco 675/678
4. As soon as the Cisco 675/678's red ALARM light comes on, hit Ctrl-C a few times to enter ROM monitor mode
5. Enter the following two commands:
   1. CBOS# es 6 (erases sector 6)
   2. CBOS# rb (reboots 675/678)
6. Once the unit reboots (you may need to manually power cycle the router) you can reenter your user info

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