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Conference marvin::wanrouter250

Title:	DEC WANrouter 90/250 V1.3
Notice:	KITS and DOCS: see note 8154
Moderator:	MGB::GILLOTTR

Created:	Thu Jun 18 1992
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	971
Total number of notes:	4115

958.0. "DECrouter 250 => WANrouter 250" by SCASS1::DAVIES (Mark, NPB Sales, Dallas,TX) Wed Jan 29 1997 23:57

    My customer has 8 DECrouter 250s.  He wants to run TCP/IP on them.  Can
    he do this by just upgrading the software to WANrouter 250 software,
    part #QL-GZZA9-AA?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Mark

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958.1		IP$16.195.16.33::GILLOTT	Mark Gillott, 831-3172 (rkg)	`Thu Jan 30 1997 09:07`	22
	Yup, no problem, provided the firmware is correct: Mark <<< MARVIN::DISK$GENERAL:[NOTES$LIBRARY]WANROUTER250.NOTE;1 >>> -< DEC WANrouter 90/250 V1.3 >- ================================================================================ Note 957.1 Panel marked Wanrouter 250, looks like a DEC router 250? 1 of 1 MARVIN::WALTER 8 lines 23-JAN-1997 17:49 -< Old Firmware >- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The firmware does identify itself as a DECrouter, not WANrouter. However: > FW V4.3-0 HW 0.1 ME 0000 We had a similar problem in a previous CLD. This is not a revision level that supports WANrouter software. The latest version is X6.5.3.
958.2	Thanks.	SCASS1::DAVIES	Mark, NPB Sales, Dallas,TX	`Thu Jan 30 1997 12:44`	1

958.3	X6.5.3	IP$16.195.16.33::GILLOTT	Mark Gillott, 831-3172 (rkg)	`Thu Jan 30 1997 13:41`	8
	Hi Mark, According to Walter, version X6.5.3 is the only supported version. You might find that earlier revisions work ok, but X6.5.3 is the one with the latest fixes - we had a problem last year where the box would not load over a serial line and (more importantly) would not dump correctly. Mark
958.4	How to upgrade...	SCASS1::DAVIES	Mark, NPB Sales, Dallas,TX	`Fri Jan 31 1997 14:38`	7
	If these guys do not have X6.5.3 firmware on their DECrouter 250s, can they be upgraded to this level? If yes, how do I do this? Thanks, Mark
958.5		MARVIN::WALTER		`Mon Feb 03 1997 14:19`	12
	> If these guys do not have X6.5.3 firmware on their DECrouter 250s, can > they be upgraded to this level? If yes, how do I do this? Unfortunately, there is no formal upgrade process for the firmware. Also, the DR250 is likely to be retired in the near future. The upgrade path for the WANrouter products is intended to be the RouteAbout family of routers (RA90/900).
958.6	Remote Firmware level access?	SCASS1::DAVIES	Mark, NPB Sales, Dallas,TX	`Mon Feb 10 1997 15:58`	8
	Some of these folks DECrouter 250s are remote. Is there a way to ascertain the Firmware Level without rebooting the systems, ie, from a network management station? Thanks, Mark
958.7		MARVIN::WALTER		`Tue Feb 11 1997 09:45`	7
	> Some of these folks DECrouter 250s are remote. Is there a way to > ascertain the Firmware Level without rebooting the systems, ie, from a > network management station? No, you have the "catch" the console output while the box is booting.