It's trying to do autoinstall. Here's the Cisco documentation:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/fun_
c/fcprt1/fcd102.htm
Jay
""Arthur Simplina"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> This is a continuation of my earlier posting.
>
> I am doing hands-on lab exercises during my off-class hours. Normally, in
> one chapter there 7-9 different router set-ups which involve 3-5 routers
and
> 2-3 switches (2900XL). So after,completing one lab exercise, I have to
erase
> all the router configurations and do a reload
> to have a clean start for the next lab exercise.
>
> As shown below, the router is booting up and there is this "%error opening
> tftp:...", this takes a while waiting before I can start configuring the
> router. I compared the "show ver" of this router and the other router
> (Router-A) which does not exhibit this tftp error and
> there are no differences in the image files, configuration registers, etc.
> Another router has the same problem and again there are no differences.
>
> But this behavior is not consistent. At one time, after the reload and
> rebooting, the router will not show this tftp error and then in another
> instance, this tftp error appears.
>
> The command "#no service config" will be effective only for that session
but
> after clearing up and reloading, this tftp error appears.
>
> Did anybody experience this before? I would highly appreciate if you can
> share your solution.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Arthur
>
> PS: As suggested, we performed a password recovery on the routers to
remove
> the "%tftp error... it also did not work.
>
>
>
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