Need help loading configs from TFTP back to router

[pctechnician]

I have some configs saved up on tftp, for the 2620 and 2621, I now want to put the configs back on the router, but it's not working

I tried from a telnet session:

copy tftp starting-config
I then put in the appropriate ip address and source name, and it loaded fine. but now the router doesnt reflect the configs.

for example the hostname for the 2620 was router, and my saved configs hostname was Dallas. I copy tftp start and it said it loaded (643 bytes load success!!!!) but the router hostname doesn't change to Dallas it stays router. I even did a reload and nothing.

Also I tried:
copy tftp running-config
results were same as above. Please tell me what i am doing wrong and how i can successfully load my saved configs back to the router

A+,Network+,MCP

 

[pctechnician]

please help

A+,Network+,MCP

 

[tschouten]

pctech, try performing the copy tftp start again. After doing that perform a show start, check to see if everything is correct in your configuration in the shown config. If it is perform a copy start runn see if this changes things to your desired settings. Next perform a show version, check the confreg line (at the very bottom) and make sure it is pointing to NVRAM to boot from it should be 0x2102 or 0x102. If it is different then change it to the correct setting. To do this go to global config mode issue confreg 0x2102 or 0x102 (use the 0x line that is more similar to what you see in the show version). Hope that helps

 

[RoundAbout]

tschouten,

Can you pull configs from tftp into a PIX 501? From the Command Reference it looks like you can only pull firmware and PDM software into the PIX but it would sure be nice to be able to pull in configs too...

Thought you might know.

RoundAbout