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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4455
Total number of notes:16761

3129.0. "DECrepeater900TM lost it's flash image. How to reload?" by JULIET::HARRIS_MA (Sales Executive II) Mon Jan 08 1996 14:10

    We have a demo DECrepeater900TM that has gotten it's flash corrupted
    using HUBloaded. I now have no way to talk to it or reset it that I can
    think of.
    
    Any suggestions/tricks to force this to take a load would be
    appreciated.
    
    Mark Harris
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3129.1EDISTO::greeneMichael GreeneMon Jan 08 1996 19:157
        If it's like some other modules I'm familiar with, the module
        will revert to trying to do a primitive load if flash is corrupted.
        In this case it will issue BOOTP request, so set up a 
        BOOTP server with a complete entry to load the appropriate
        firmware file.

        Michael 
3129.2requested name?JULIET::HARRIS_MASales Executive IITue Jan 09 1996 14:089
    In EZLOADER, it wants:
    	"REquest File Name"
    and
    	"Local File Name"
    
    I assume DETMM200.BIN should be used for the local name, but what is
    the REQUESTED name?
    
    Mark
3129.3EDISTO::greeneMichael GreeneMon Jan 22 1996 11:559

Requested file name is the name requested via BOOTP.
Local file name is the actual name of the file on the server.
   While these can be different, generally they are the same.
   Remember that the actual file should be located in EZLOADER's
        default directory.

Michael
3129.4Thanks, but...JULIET::HARRIS_MASales Executive IIWed Jan 24 1996 17:1912
    RE: -.1
    
    Thanks, but what I was REALLY asking is exactly WHAT is the BOOTP name
    being asked for.... I need to know the actual CHARACTERS in a string
    being asked for.
    
    I fired up a network sniffer and found that "DETMM" is the requested
    bootp image name, and assuming you have the latest firmware kits,
    "DETMM200.BIN" is the file that should be sent in response to that
    request.
    
    Mark 
3129.5EDISTO::greeneMichael GreeneThu Jan 25 1996 08:067
        I believe that you might avoid having to do this in the future by
using the new NetRider Loader V1.1 -- you can in the BOOTP table, enter the
image name directly for each MAC address -- so that any request from that MAC
address gets that image.

        Michael