Cisco 1841: Transferring to New Flash

[LagunaGTO]

Alright. I'm new to the enterprise router world. Only know the bare basics, but am a quick learner. So..bare with my stupidity, haha.

I have a Cisco 1841 Router.

Plugged in to the network via FE0/1.

It had a 32MB flash in it, I was instructed to upgrade the IOS firmware. the 32MB wasn't big enough, so we got a 64MB CompactFlash.

I backed up all of the configs and such from the 32MB with the help of an advanced user that I work with (he is currently on vacation). I have them all and they were all done via TFTP, TFTP is all still setup and working correctly.

When I put in the new flash, it of course goes to rommon. I load up all the information, setting an IP on it and everything. Then, when I go to do 'tftpdnld' it just times out.

I'm guessing ping is disabled on a new router, so I can't ping it from my PC. do I need to restart the router before I use the 'tftpdnld' so the IP address puts itself on correctly? If so, how do I restart without resetting all those settings?

Please advise! Thanks.

 

[Viconsul]

LagunaGTO ,

You should be able to ping your router from the TFTP server, also ensure that your TFTP server is connected to a fixed port on your router e.g Fe0/0. Your can find detailed instruction on how to download ios to cisco router from the link below.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/1800/1841/software/configuration/guide/b_rommon.html

HTH

-Viconsul

 

[ISPKing]

Not even needed, Plug the flash into Your computer, make sure it is fat32 and copy the ios to it and then put it back in the router. If it still at rommom type boot.

CCNP

 

[LagunaGTO]

Thanks a lot Viconsul, that document helped me getting it going. I think the only real problem was being in 0/1 cause everything else I was doing was pretty much the same. The only value I added was telling it to do a checksum but it says it already does that by default.

It's currently downloading the ios image.

Thanks!

ISPKing: I would have done that but have none on hand currently.