[f-nsp] Pasting long configs using Console to MLX

[Piper, James]

We experienced an issue when long config files were pasted directly or
indirectly (via console server) onto a MLX.
 
We did the following:
 
The same config was cut and pasted to the Foundry NetIron MLX via a
console server and then later directly to the console port. The config
in question was a long MPLS IP/BGP config.
 
The switch can't keep up with the commands and somehow the text gets
garbled. What was worse was that some of the garbled text got
interpretted as commands by the switch.
 
We tried a variety of flow control settings: none, hardware and
software. Hardware doesn't seem to work at all. None and software work
but both produce the same broken results.
 
There seems to be no solution to this. It is believed that this issue is
due to a limited buffer on the console port. Don't risk it, TFTP it!
 
James Piper. 
 


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