User guide

Appendix B – The RouteFinder Rescue Kernel
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. RouteFinder RF850/860 User Guide (PN S000400E) 158
Method 2 – How to Perform the Install Using an External FTP Server
Assumptions: Your workstation is on IP address 192.168.2.2.
The LAN port of RouteFinder is on ip address 192.168.2.1.
1. Connect a workstation via the Ethernet to the LAN port of the RouteFinder box.
2. Create an FTP server on the workstation and copy the RouteFinder ISO image file onto the FTP server
root directory. Setup the FTP server with anonymous access. Test your FTP server with anonymous
access so it shows the RouteFinder ISO image file in the root directory after an anonymous login. You
can test your FTP server on the same machine by access IP ftp://127.0.0.1.
Please contact [e-mail] for a link to download the RouteFinder ISO image.
In the Jgaa FTP server, you will need to increase the number for allowing more FTP sessions and
allowing more TCP connections. Change both of the settings to 10.
3. Use the Putty utility to execute the following commands:
• Type in cd /boot and ./create_netinstall_cfg.
• At the following prompts, type the responses as indicated here:
♦ Do you want to use the network install (y/n): y
♦ Enter the interface to use (eth0/eth1/eth2) : eth0
♦ Enter the IP address (IP/mask); e.g., (192.168.1.1/24): 192.168.2.1/24
♦ Enter the default Gateway [Optional] :
♦ Enter the Nameserver [Optional] :
♦ Enter the protocol to be used (ftp/http/tftp) : ftp
♦ For FTP, enter the URL (IP address or domain name): ftp://192.168.2.2
♦ Enter the ISO path and filename: RouteFinder3xx.iso.
♦ Make sure the file name is the same as Step 2 (case sensitive). See the ISO notes at the
beginning of this chapter.
♦ Do you want an unattended install (y/n): y
♦ Do you want to modify the current interface configuration (y/n): n
If you answer y (yes), you can configure the LAN and WAN interface to match up with your
network.
Note: If any of these questions are answered incorrectly, execute the ./create_netinstall_cfg
command again and answer all questions correctly.
• Type in lilo -R RFNetInstall.
• Type in reboot.
4. Connect a monitor to the RouteFinder and monitor to make sure the install process does not show any
problems. If there are problems during the install, you will need to use Method 3 to recover.
If you do not have a monitor, you can listen for the follow beep patterns:
• The first three beeps. These beeps signal that the system is restarting in order to run the
Rescue Kernel.
• The second five beeps. These beeps signal that the installation is done.
• The third five beeps. These beeps signal that the software is running and is ready to use.
5. The install process will take sometime depending on the method.
6. After installation is done and you have rebooted, you should be able to use WebAdmin to access the
LAN port via IP address https://192.168.2.1
7. Configure your RouteFinder with live internet access. Then perform the live update to match the version
you were running. Then import the backup configuration file.