10-07-2013 04:01 AM - edited 03-07-2019 03:52 PM
Hi Folks,
I was just wondering if it is possible to boot the router from another router which are the same specs. I have two 1841s the first one works magnificent but the second one is giving me a lot of headache. Problems: 2-FEs ports ain't working, CF card slot is intermittent, chances are, you need to cool the router down for couple of hours or so to get it booted up from CF card otherwise it will stuck caught in a looping state boot or I don't know what is it called.
What I was trying to accomplish is connect each other via serial cable and setup ip addresses with /30 mask and then configure the faulty router in rommon to boot it from the other routers cf card slot.
Is it possible you reckon?
Thanking you in advance.
Cheers,
Paul
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10-11-2013 05:56 AM
Hi Paul,
Sorry Paul, I can not help you! I think you have done all the possibilities to boot the router.
On cisco website for router 1800 rommon:
There is no way to tftpdnld from WIC interface:
•LAN ports on network modules or interface cards are not active in ROM monitor mode. Therefore, only a fixed port on your router can be used for TFTP download. This can be a fixed Ethernet port on the router, that is either of the two Gigabit Ethernet ports on Cisco routers with those ports.
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Even with xmodem from console, you need to write on flash and CF slot is damaged.
Best Regards,
Pedro Lereno
10-11-2013 06:11 AM
Damn! I already purchased a
from eBay 3 days ago.
10-14-2013 05:35 AM
Hi Paul,
Don't forget the restrictions: "LAN ports on network modules or interface cards are not active in ROM monitor mode"!
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