Console port, can;t change the speed... 7204

[Shannon Sutter]

I'm trying to copy a new IOS from a laptop to the router via console port using hyperterminal.

I'm trying to change the console port speed and the 7204 does not like it.

This is what i am getting...

WWWRouter(config)#

WWWRouter(config)#line con 0

WWWRouter(config-line)#speed 115200

Failed to change line 0's speed

WWWRouter(config-line)#

Can you guys tell me why i can;t change the speed?

Thank you,

Zeek

[Joe Clarke]

The speed of the console is controlled by the configuration register. The highest speed for the 7200 is 9600 bps. My config register decoding tool can be found at http://www.marcuscom.com/confregdecode.html . It's a bit dated, but 7200 support is included.

That said, unless you're stuck in rommon mode, it will be a lot quicker to copy the image to the device using one of TFTP, FTP, RCP, or SCP. There are plenty of Open Source servers for each of those protocols.