1. A data forwarding device comprising: a) a data forwarding facility for forwarding data using forwarding information; b) a route determination facility for determining the forwarding information; c) a storage device storing a plurality of committed configurations including 1) a most recently committed configuration, 2) a single previously identified rescue configuration, and 3) a factory default configuration; and d) means for identifying, based on a user input, the single rescue configuration from among the plurality of committed configurations while the most recently committed configuration is known to be functioning, wherein the single rescue configuration is identified by a user as the single rescue configuration prior to receiving a rescue input from the user.