I would double check and make sure what "next-server" is referring to.
I'm not 100% sure of how these phones are configured besides what the
Admin manual has, we use 601's in the office. I do know you need to tell
the phone where the FTP server is located. If it doesn't know how to
contact the server you won't get anywhere.
You can also setup a domain name for the FTP server, but then you need
to make sure your DHCP server (or something that handles DNS internally)
can handle the DNS requests and point the phone in the correct
direction. I would say if possible, get the FTP server configured with a
static IP and just point the phones at it. I think in the long run it
may save you some headaches. That way, you don't need access to the DHCP
server and you know exactly where the TFTP server is located. Domain
names are nicer however since if you need to adjust the IP address, you
don't have to redo all the phones with the new address, the DHCP server
will take care of it, but they are a bit more work.
Kevin
Michael Welter wrote:
Kevin Smith wrote:
Michael,
Maybe I am not understanding your question, are you saying that when
you configure your phone with a static IP address, you cannot find
the boot server and when in DHCP you can?
The phone uses DHCP to get its IP address. In the phone's server
params, I enter the IP address of the tftp server. Without the
"next-server" entry in the DHCP configs, the phone says it cannot find
the boot server (and uses the previous configuration). However, when
"next-server" in DHCP is set with the tftp IP, the phone loads its
configuration from tftp and boots normally.
I'd like to not have to set the tftp address in DHCP, because I don't
always have access to the DHCP server. Is there someway to tell the
phone to override the DHCP server setting? Is there something I'm
missing with the phone's network config?
Thanks
If you are having problems with the
phone having a static IP address, make sure it is getting the correct
IP, subnet, gateway and DNS. If your DNS is incorrect for example,
you won't be able to find the server you entered, since there will be
nothing to point the phone where to go.
If you are talking about the actual boot server location, that needs
to be static as far as I know. It isn't like DHCP addressing where it
gets the DNS information from the host. It's a parameter that needs
to be set. If your TFTP server is changing IPs I would strongly
suggest giving it a static IP. It will make your life a lot easier.
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