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

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of McLean Pickett
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 1:04 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] Booting from tftp server on a 1601
>
>
>
> 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 I have an outdated 1601 with 4 megs of flash and I would like to run an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?
>

Load it into RAM.

> I would like to verify this before attempting since the router is at a
> remote site.
>

If the TFTP server isn't on the same LAN as the ethernet interface of the
1601, your going to have trouble.

Ted