Restoring config

[rythmstr]

I have two Cisco 2500 routers in our network. One for production (CPA 2511)- another as a backup/learning environment (2500). I thought I could copy the whole config file from production into test and save it but I keep getting stuff like (some information was changed to protect the innocent):

test-router#!
test-router#line con 0
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router# transport input none
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router#line 1 8
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router# session-timeout 20
Translating "session-timeout"...domain server (xxx.xxx.xx.x) (xxx.xxx.xx.x)
% Unknown command or computer name, or unable to find computer address
test-router# password 7 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router# autoselect arap
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router# autoselect p

Am I whacked in my thinking that I can do it this way?

Any help would be GREATLY appreceaited!

 

[rburke]

Before you paste those commands in you need to be in global configuration mode. You can get there by entering "configure terminal" or "conf t". Here is an example:

test-router#
test-router# conf t <press enter>
test-router(conf)# <then paste what you want here>

This is assuming that the two 2500's are both the same models, in your case 2511's. Hope this helps out. Let me know.

Burke

 

[rythmstr]

Thanks for the input rburke,
It's close - but I still get:

test-router(config)#no ip finger
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router(config)# \c
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router(config-if)# no mop enabled
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router(config)# redistribute static
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router(config)# network xxx.xxx.xx.x
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Translating &quot;any&quot;...domain server (xxx.xxx.xx.x) (xxx.xxx.xx.x)
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

access-list 100 permit udp any host xxx.xxx.xx.x eq netbios-ss
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router(config)#access-list udp any any eq snmptrap log
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

test-router(config-line)# arap enable
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

They are both 2511 (although the test router is not &quot;CPA&quot

 

[rburke]

Are they running the same version IOS?

Burke

 

[rythmstr]

No - one is 12.0 the other is 11.1. Think I should get them to match first?

 

[rburke]

Yes, you should have at least the same major version (12 or 11), but preferably to have the same software version on both. That might be a bit dfficult because of hte CiscoPro, I've had problems upgrading them in the past. But that would explain why you aren't able o copy from one to the other...

Let me know what happens.

Burke

 

[rythmstr]

Interesting. Hope you're right. Thanks for all your input!

/M