[c-nsp] Booting from tftp server on a 1601

[Bruce Pinsky]

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McLean Pickett wrote:
| Hello -
|
| I have an outdated 1601 with 4 megs of flash and I would like to run an
| IOS image that is 5 megs.
|
| If I tell the router to boot from tftp, i.e.:
|
| Boot system tftp c160-whatever.bin 1.2.3.4
|
| Will it load the ios image into RAM or try to download it to flash?
|
| I would like to verify this before attempting since the router is at a
| remote site.
|

The "boot system" config command tells the device where to load its image
from provided 1) it is a run from RAM capable device; and 2) the config
register setting is appropriately set.  See:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/ffun_r/ffrprt2/frf010.htm#wp1017705
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/ffun_r/ffrprt2/frf010.htm#wp1017831
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/ffun_r/ffrprt2/frf010.htm#wp1025044

for info on that command, specific info on the 1600, and config register
settings.

The image in flash would only be replaced via the exec command "copy tftp
flash".

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bep

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