nortel 1424t 1

[frostage]

I have about 20 1424t switches now in my control, i have mastered most of it by using my cisco knowledge, however i can use device manager by nortel on most of them however a select few will not allow me to connect saying "not a supported device" can anyone help me as i have read all the manuals and there is very little to help me with this problem

 

[biv343]

Are all the 1424's at the same software revision?

 

[frostage]

sorry The software revisions are as follows the switch which i can access with device manager is firmware revision 2.1.1.0 the switch i cant connect to is 2.0.0.b32 frostage

 

[biv343]

There's your answer. I'd make sure all the switches are at the same release - I think that 2.1.3 (maybe 2.1.4) is the sustaining release for 1424.

Or perhaps it might just be a quirk with your version of Device Manager. DM 5.7 or 5.8 should work with both. I believe that 5.6.1 was the oldest release you could use with the 1424.

 

[frostage]

thanks for you advice biv i now believe you have pointed me to the problem, with regards to the firmware level. Next question i know how to update the firmware but does it lose all the config on the switch when i do it again there is insufficient information on this unit.

 

[biv343]

Switch config will remain after a software upgrade. I'd recommend getting a copy of the config before hand just in case. I've upgraded a handful of 1424 units with no issues.

 

[frostage]

To Biv
Hats of for allowing me to quiz you with regards to the nortel kit, your help has been very very valuable to me. thanks
frostage

 

[benthorn]

Hi, i also have a nortel 1424, my problem is it has a username and password set. Do you no if there is any way that i can recover the password?

Thanks.

 

[biv343]

Maybe through device manager, provided you know the SNMP strings of the box. I think you can wipe the config/factory reset the 1424 through JDM.

Unfortunately, if you don't know the SNMP strings or username/password, it may need to be RMA'd through Nortel.

 

[benthorn]

Thanks, unfortunately I do not no the SNMP so looks like it's of to Nortel.

Thanks for you help anyway.