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When working with Cisco routers, many-a-times we wish to boot the router from a local TFTP server. There can be multiple reasons why we may wish to do so:The flash has no space to store the Cisco IOS system image and the image has been stored on a lo...
Hi all,I have a query regarding an HWIC-2FE module on a Cisco 3845 router.The show controllers output shows negative counter for InUnicasts and InGoodOctets and I would like to know what it means.Here is the output of show controllers fa0/0/1:wc2437-...
To add to Somasundaram's reply, here is what happens when the router boots up:1. The router initially boots into ROMMON (this is your bootstrap code, which you can see in the show version command).2. Then the router loads into the bootloader code (th...
Maybe you have not allowed vlan 1 on the trunk link between the two devices.Look at the output of "show int trunk" on the switch and ensure that all 3 vlans are allowed to go over that link.Also ensure that you have the same native vlan set on both d...
As Leolaohoo said, 0x2142 just bypasses the startup config. It should not affect the bootup process of the router in any way.Are you sure that the IOS that you tried initially was not corrupt?
I think I know what bug you are hitting.The next time you start facing this issue, instead of rebooting the router, issue the command "clear ip route *". This is a workaround for that bug.Also, which IOS are you running?
