[cisco-voip] tftp server 255.255.255.255

[Andy Carse]

Wes,
Nope these don't have security enabled.


On 02/14/2011 02:53 PM, Wes Sisk wrote:
> Are these phones with security enabled and CTL files? If so they will 
> take option 150 or option 166 but will refuse to use the provided IP 
> as it is not in the trust list.  The only way to recover them is to 
> manually delete the CTL from the phone.  Navigate the UI on the LCD.
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cuipph/7962g_7961g_7961g-ge_7942g_7941g_7941g-ge/8_0/english/administration/guide/62614241trb.html#wpmkr1031650 
>
>
> Regards,
> Wes
>
>
> On 2/14/2011 6:30 AM, Andy Carse wrote:
>> I guess I already know the answer, but I'll ask any way.
>>
>> I have possibly several handsets that have been deployed that out of 
>> the box had their tftp server as 255.255.255.255.
>>
>> They are setup for DHCP but the tftp server info doesn't seem to get 
>> updated, I have seen this before but we found it whilst actually 
>> deploying handsets so we checked them as they were rolled out.
>>
>> As such they would have booted up ok and worked assuming they didn't 
>> have extension mobilty setup.
>>
>> No we are in the process of upgrading the firmware for an upgrade due 
>> in a couple of weeks.
>>
>> These handsets won't be able to upgrade is there an "easy" way of 
>> finding these devices?
>>
>> They won't show up in the Device Firmware Load info as they don't 
>> talk to the cluster in the normal way.
>>
>> The only way we have found to recify this is to visit a handset and 
>> erase its config.
>>
>> we have 10 sites and 4000 handsets, so it could take awhile.
>>
>> Currently running 5.1.2 going to 7.1.5su3
>>
>

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Rgds Andy