You can use xmodem or zmodem, but why not address the e interface
and tftp it? If you do decide to use x or zmodem you might want to
raise the console port speed on the router and within your hyperterm
session.
Jay Hennigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 May 2000, Janine Williams wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the response, but i think i need the make
> > my questions a bit clearer.
> >
> > Question. When a config is copied from a router to
> > TFTP server, what format is this file? (is it just
> > *.txt ???)
>
> It is a text file. You can name it anything you want. It defaults to
> <hostname>-confg if I recall correctly. Micros~1 is fussy about file
> extensions so you may need to rename it <something>.txt to easily deal
> with it in Notepad, etc.
>
> > Now, suppose I'm physically connected to a newly
> > out-of-the-box router via the light blue console cable
> > and in a Hyperterminal session, say no to all the
> > setup prompts. Now suppose I have a config file on my
> > PC that is the same format that it would be on the
> > TFTP server.
> >
> > Is there a way that i can send this config file as a
> > whole directly to NVRAM, or RAM, when connected via
> > the console port?
>
> 1. Escape out of the setup dialog with Control-C
>
> 2. Type "enable" and hit enter.
>
> 3. Type "config term" and hit enter.
>
> 4. Start an ASCII file transfer of the file from your PC.
>
> 5. Type "copy run start" or "write mem" when the file finishes loading.
>
> > I read some people's responce about cut and pasting,
> > can someone just explain how you do this, i haven't
> > tried this yet. Do you just cut and pastes the whole
> > config or do it in stages?
>
> Either way. In chunks you can see any error messages that pop up if
> something in your config makes the router unhappy or it doesn't parse
> correctly.
>
> > Do You Yahoo!?
>
> Absolutely NOT !
>
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