SARK V4.0.0 s200IP Reset
Sometimes it is necessary to reset a SARK200 back to its default IP setting (DHCP) or to reset the system passwords to default. From release 4.0.0-127 this can be done using a USB stick as follows;
Preparing a SARK reset USB stick
- Use a disk manager (e.g. FDISK) to label a USB stick as S200UTILS
- Create a folder in the root of the USB stick and call it "SARK"
- Create a file in the SARK folder called "MAC"
- The MAC file should contain a single line with the mac address of the SARK in uppercase. Like this
F0:AD:4E:01:4B:C9
This MAC address MUST correspond with the mac address of eth0 network port of the SARK box you wish to reset.
- To reset the network to DHCP add an empty file in the SARK folder called RESETDHCP
- To reset the passwords to default add an empty file in the SARK folder called RESETPASS
Your SARK folder should now look like this (assuming you wish to reset both network and passwords)
ls /media/S200UTILS/SARK/ MAC RESETDHCP RESETPASS
Running the USB stick reset
- Power up the SARK and wait a few minutes to allow it to come up and settle.
- Insert the USB stick into the USB port on the SARK
- Wait a few seconds
- The SARK will reboot
- Wait a few minutes
- Once the reboot has finsihed, remove the USB stick and insert it into a PC or laptop
- There will be a file in the SARK folder called NETWORK which will show you the new IP address of your SARK box (if you reset it).
