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What Dots and Circles represent in TFTP transfer

rama12487
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‎05-18-2011 07:58 PM - edited ‎03-06-2019 05:07 PM

Hi, When I tried copying  an IOS image from one router to another router through VPN Tunnle I found few dots while copying, and when I tried copying IOS image from one router to another switch using P2P link, I found few Circles while transfer.

However, both the transfers took same time to transfer and same amount of data rate. Can some one please explain whats the difference between these two.

1)      Via VPN Tunnel  à 34MB file took 4hrs to transfer at 2.2KBps speed

Loading c7200p-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin

: !.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!.!!.!!!!!!!.!!!!!.!!!!!!!.!!!O.!!.!!.!!!!!.!!.!.

!!.!!.!!.!!!.!.!!!.!!!!.!!!.!!!!!!!!!!.!.!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!.!!!!O.!!!!

!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OK - 34796908 bytes]

34796908 bytes copied in 15214.768 secs (2287 bytes/sec)

1)     Via P2P Link.  -à 6MB file took 50mins to transfer at 2KBps speed.

Loading c2970-lanbase-mz.122-44.SE6.bin :

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!

!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OK - 6256403 bytes]

6256403 bytes copied in 3074.022 secs (2035 bytes/sec)

6 MB in 50 mins ~~ 34 MB in 4hrs

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Leo Laohoo
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‎05-18-2011 08:04 PM

! - successfull transfer

O - retrying

. - no dice

rama12487
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In response to Leo Laohoo

‎05-19-2011 04:13 AM

Thanks for the information Leo Laohoo,

. - No dice, means no data ?

But even when I have seen "." in the transfer,  data flow was continuous on interface. SO, if we see "o" or"." in this transfer means there was some packet drop or delay response in the path ?

I did a continuous ping while doing this transfer, I did get drops but very few (10 drops in 4hrs duration)

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Leo Laohoo
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‎05-19-2011 03:03 PM

Sorry.  I was trying to be funny (that failed epicly).  When I meant with "no dice" I meant the the data is dropped.

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