Cisco Router Forgets it's configuration

[catatung]

Hey,

I have a cisco router, its a 2505. Everytime I configure it, I issue a write memory command from the config mode and when i reload, it forgets its configuration and asks me "would you to enter initial configuration" again..

Is there a battery i can replace? what usually causes this? I opened it up and all I see are 2 72 pin simms and a 30 pin simm. No CR2032 or typical cmos-type battery..

-Randy

 

[rn4it]

Before you reload copy running-cofig to start-up config, that should do it.

 

[catatung]

whoops, my bad.. There is one 72 pin simm and an 80 pin memory stick..

I looked at a glance and typed before I counted

 

[tiremd]

Aside from maybe having a bad NVRAM....check that your config register is 0x2102, and not something else that is just bypassing your config.

 

[tschouten]

tiremd is right, check the config-register. It should be set to 0x2102. You can check the setting by issuing a show version. The ver last line should show the config-register setting. After that if you find the setting is wrong go to global config mode and issue config-register 0x2102 hit return. Exit global config, write memory, then try a reload. It should work properly then.

 

[catatung]

Hey,

The config register was 2142.. Thanks for the suggestion.

all is well now. Thanks guys

-R