I'd like to know if we can boot a router from a TFTP server? The router is a 3640. It seems to be impossible because the Ethernet port is down when booting.
<p>I put:
<p>boot system tftp <image> <ip address>
<p>in the configuration.
<p>Here is the sh version:
<p>Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3600 Software (C3640-I-M), Version 12.2(2)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/ibld/view.pl?i=support
Copyright (c) 1986-2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Sat 02-Jun-01 12:36 by ccai
Image text-base: 0x600089A8, data-base: 0x60AA2000
<p>ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.1(20)AA2, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
ROM: 3600 Software (C3640-I-M), Version 12.2(2)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
nas1_3640 uptime is 18 hours, 56 minutes
<p>System returned to ROM by reload at 20:24:07 UTC Thu Dec 27 2001
System restarted at 20:24:47 UTC Thu Dec 27 2001
<p>System image file is "flash:c3640-i-mz.122-2.T.bin"
<p>cisco 3640 (R4700) processor (revision 0x00) with 41984K/7168K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 24375079
R4700 CPU at 100Mhz, Implementation 33, Rev 1.0
Channelized E1, Version 1.0.
MICA-6DM Firmware: CP ver 2720 - 5/30/2000, SP ver 2720 - 5/30/2000.
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
Primary Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1.
1 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
62 Serial network interface(s)
60 terminal line(s)
2 Channelized E1/PRI port(s)
DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity disabled.
125K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)
Configuration register is 0x2102
