write network command parameters

axfalk · ‎12-17-2002

I am trying to upload my Cat 5500 config file to a computer. How do I configure a redentials (user-id, password) for that host on the write network command line?

Thanks.

_ Alex

Frederic Vanderbecq · ‎12-18-2002

The 'write network' command can only be used to upload a config file on a TFTP server in its root directory. Thus, you cannot specify a username and password for the remote host on that command.

If the TFTP server is on a Unix box, remember to create an empty file with the name of the config file and make sure there are 'write' rights for all users on that file.

axfalk · ‎12-18-2002

Thanks for your response. I am trying to upload the config to a CW2K (running on a W2K box) machine, that, supposedly, has a TFTP server embedded in it and I am getting "access violation" error message.

_ Alex

lgijssel · ‎12-19-2002

You are trying to write to a file via tftp.

The tftp server deamon requires the destination file exists.

Create an empty file with the correct name and you are in business!

axfalk · ‎12-19-2002

Thanks for your response. I have tried your suggestion but to no avail. Besides, I can tftp that file fine to my W2K box that's running a TFTP server. Why can't I do the same to the CW2K box? Any other suggestions please?

Thanks.

- Alex

lgijssel · ‎12-19-2002

I am doing the same to MY CW2K machine and I am sure that this is your issue! Did you choose the correct directory?

for Windows Edition4 it is:

/cscopx/tftpboot

There are some implementations of tftp that do not require the file to exist. These are bad implementations. The rule is: file must exist.

lgijssel · ‎12-19-2002

and the filename is case-sensitive.

for unix, the directory & file must have appropriate write-permissions [777]

axfalk · ‎12-20-2002

I tried your latest suggestion in creating a file (or a placeholder) in the cscopx/tftpboot directory on my CW2K machine and then uploading the config into it, but could not do it again. This is what I get:

Upload configuration to sw22.cfg on 172.21.72.100 (y/n) [n]? y

.....

.........

..

Access violation.

TFTP connection fail(0).

TFTP: Abnormal Termination

I made sure everyone has the write access to both the cscopx and the tftpboot directory.

Thanks.

_ Alex