Re: why copy tftp run retain some old config ??? [7:45323]

2002-05-28 Thread Michael L. Williams
Try a write erase before loading from TFTP I'm *sure* someone will correct me if I'm wrong (hehe) but I remember thinking that when you copy from TFTP or Flash to running config, it's the same as if you typed the commands in yourself (whatever commands are in the file), so when you copy from

RE: why copy tftp run retain some old config ??? [7:45323]

2002-05-28 Thread Roberts, Larry
The router does a merge of the configs. If something is not overwritten ( which is the case of the IP address's on an interface ) the old is still retained. Since you can define multiple ip route commands, they are added. If you were to define a secondary address in both your running and your tft

Re: why copy tftp run retain some old config ??? [7:45323]

2002-05-29 Thread sam sneed
A copy to NVRAM (startup-config) or tftp server totaly replaces the config. A copy to runnnig-config merges the configs. So you need to do the following: copy tftp startup-config reload ""Sim, CT (Chee Tong)"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi.. Dear all, > >

Re: why copy tftp run retain some old config ??? [7:45323]

2002-05-29 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
Copying to running config does a merge. It's as if you were typing the commands. They get added to what you already have in most cases. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here copy run start REPLACES copy start run MERGES copy run tftp REPLACES copy tftp run MERGES copy start tftp RE

Re: why copy tftp run retain some old config ??? [7:45323]

2002-05-29 Thread sam sneed
This is true, the general rule is config thats copied to run merges, copied to tftp and start is replaced.. It does not matter where the source config is copied from, its the destiantion that counts. ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Copyi

Re: why copy tftp run retain some old config ??? [7:45323]

2002-05-29 Thread Thomas Larus
Because when you "copy tftp run" you are merging the tftp file into your running config, NOT replacing it. Tom Larus ""Sim, CT (Chee Tong)"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi.. Dear all, > > Why you I copy the config from the tftp server to replace the old config

RE: why copy tftp run retain some old config ??? [7:45323]

2002-05-30 Thread R. Benjamin Kessler
Do a copy tftp start and then reload. > Hi.. Dear all, > > Why you I copy the config from the tftp server to replace the old config on > the router (copy tftp run) or copy the config from startup to running (copy > star run). But the resulting config is not exactly the same as the config > that