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Chapter 4: System Management Efficient Networks

Router family

Technical Reference Guide

Page 4-44 Efficient Networks

CAUTION:

Warning: Before performing this procedure, make sure that you can successfully boot

from the network using the manual boot procedure option 3 or 4. Refer to the section

“Option 3: Boot from Network” on page 4-37.

Step 1 Copy the router software file KERNEL.F2K (or KERNEL.FPL for an IDSL router) to a

directory where it can be accessed by a TFTP server. The TFTP server must be on

the same LAN as the target router; i.e., there must not be a router or gateway

between the target system and the TFTP server. If the TFTP sever is not on the

same network as the target router, enter the gateway from the boot menu as

described in the previous section.

Step 2 Log into the Command Line Interface.

Step 3 Enter the reboot command to synchronize the file system and reboot the router.

Because the kernel is no longer stored in flash memory, the router tries to boot from

the network. If you have never set permanent boot parameters, the router attempts

to locate a BOOTP or RARP server. If the router successfully reboots from the

server, go to step 7.

Step 4 Select option 4 to boot router software from the TFTP server using temporary

network boot parameters. You are prompted for:

• the router’s boot LAN IP address,

• the TFTP server’s IP address,

• the load address, and

• the filename of the router’s kernel saved on the server.

Step 5 Note that the LAN IP address is the proper address to use during the network boot

and this may differ from the IP address ultimately assigned to the router. Enter the

temporary network boot parameters (hit the return key for the load address). If all

entered information is valid, the router boots from the network. An example follows:

Enter selection: 4

Enter my IP address:

128.1.210.65

Enter server IP address:

128.1.210.70

Enter load address [80100]:

Enter file name: kernel.f2k

Alternatively, select option 5 to set permanent network boot parameters and then boot

from the network using option 3. You would use this option if you wish to boot from the

network for a period of time before copying the software to flash memory.

Step 6 After the boot is complete, verify that the kernel is running successfully.