unable to transfer image from tftp server to access point 1852I

[annah1]

Hello , 

I have access point 1852I , following Cisco adivice i should have the image "ap1g4-k9w8-tar.153-3.JPJ9 " on it so it can joing my wlc ( 17.3.6 : 9800 ) .

i have tried to copy the file on USB on plug it to my access point and boot by using : bootipq ---> didn't work i have always the old image .

i tired tftp server ( solarwinds ) ---> didnt work , i configure my laptop on 192.168.1.254 , 255.255.255.0 without gateway , and my access point has already the default ip : 192.168.1.1 , but the ping is not working betwen them even they are on the same subnet .

what can the problem , i already disable the windows FW ?

[Flavio Miranda · Accepted solution]

Hi

   I would try to use a DHCP server instead putting the IP address on the Access Point, as you were doing before.  You can setup a DHCP server on your Windows PC or better yet on the switch, in case you are using one.

 Hopefully you are not plugging the AP on the laptop directly. I dont believe it will work.

[annah1]

oh yes i'm connecting my AP by ethernet cable to my laptop ( so they can be on local network )

(RNAQ-C7) # printenv
BOOT=part1
boot=part2
bootcmd=nandboot
bootdelay=5
bootfile=part.bin
ethact=eth0
ipaddr=192.168.1.1
machid=1260
serverip=192.168.1.254
stderr=serial
stdin=serial
stdout=serial

should i unplug the ethernet cable and retry ( i don't have a switch for dhcp ) ?

and the sh flash gibe this output :

sh flash
Directory of /storage/
total 40
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root             2 Jan  1  1970 BOOT_COUNT
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root             2 Jan  1  1970 BOOT_COUNT.reserve
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            29 Jan 15 06:26 RELOADED_AT_UTC
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root           224 Jan 15 06:26 application
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            76 Jan 15 06:26 base_capwap_cfg_info
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            18 Jan 15 06:26 config
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root             0 Jan  1  1970 config.local
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root             0 Jan 15 06:26 config.mobexp
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           160 Jul 23  2017 cores
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           320 Jul 23  2017 dropbear
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           217 Jan 15 06:03 last_good_uplink_config
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           160 Jan  1  1970 lists
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            63 Jan 15 05:53 part1_info.ver
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            63 Jan  1  1970 part2_info.ver
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          4096 Jan 15 06:26 random_seed
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root             3 Jul 22  2017 rxtx_mode
drwxr-xr-x    3 1        root           224 Jan  1  1970 support
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          1872 Jan 15 06:26 syslogs
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
flash                    57.6M    168.0K     54.4M   0% /storage

[Flavio Miranda]

 For the connection I believe it does work.  It crossed my mind that the cable could be cross-over instead straightforward but I reminded I used to run a WLC in my PC and I connect one AP directly to it. 

  About the DHCP server, as I suggested, you can install on the Windows machine.  I believe this can be an attempt as you are facing difficult to have connectivity with the AP.  

[annah1]

it didnt work when i plugged the AP directly to my laptop , should have to pass by a switch to perform the connectivity .

Thank you Flavio for your support !!

[Flavio Miranda]

Glad it works

 I beleive is possible connect the AP directly to the PC but you need to do some changes on the PC. Not all PC supports.  If I recall, I had to put the interface in bridge mode.