If it takes several minutes, isnt that an indicator of no readable image
on flash and router is booting off the rom??
Bri
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Russell Lusignan wrote:
> Hardware failure of some sort?... 3 years in production is a long time, you may just
>want to retire the router since you have a 2611..
> ""kaushal Bhatt"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>004401c03384$eeebbbe0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:004401c03384$eeebbbe0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Dear Friends,
>
> I have 2501 which was working perfect for past 3 years. Suddenly last week, we
>found that the router is not working. We were not able to telnet to it. also we were
>not able to connect to it thru console port.Also the ping was failing.
> We kept the router aside and purchased a new 2611. The other day the 2501 router
>was working perfectly.
> Now If I switch off the router and switch it on. it takes 20 to 30 min before it
>is operational.
> We have made no change to config register. nor any change in boot command is made.
> what can be the possible cause. what should I check for ?
>
> regards
>
> Kaushal Bhatt
> Systems Administrator
> Thermax Systems & Software Ltd
> www.thermaxsoftware.com
>
>
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