
Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 11.2(11) Software Feature Packs for Cisco 2500 Series Routers 19
Installing the Router Software Using a TFTP Server Application
First obtain a TFTP application or a remote copy protocol (rcp) application to set up your computer
as a TFTP server or an rcp server. Use the RSL or the TFTP server included on the feature pack
CD-ROM to install the router software only if you are using a PC running Windows 95. For other
operating systems, a number of TFTP or rcp applications are available from independent software
vendors or available as shareware from public sources on the World Wide Web.
Note To use an rcp application, follow the same procedure, and substitute rcp for TFTP in the
instructions. Use the copy rcp flash command instead of the copy tftp flash command.
Step 1 Install any TFTP server application on the PC. (A PC application is included on the
feature pack CD-ROM for Microsoft Windows 95 only.)
Step 2 Launch the TFTP server application on the PC, usually by double-clicking the application
icon or its .exe filename.
Step 3 Set up the PC as a TFTP server by using the TFTP server application setup or
configuration facility.
Most TFTP server applications include a setup facility that allows you to specify the PC
as a server. For example, from the TFTP menu of one application, you can select Settings
to display a panel that includes a checkbox beside the word Server. To configure the local
PC as a server, click this checkbox.
The TFTP server also allows the selection of a “root” directory. You must select the
directory in which the Cisco IOS files reside, for example, d:\cpswinst\images.
Step 4 Establish a console session from your local PC (which is now configured as a TFTP
server) to the Cisco router by using one of these methods:
• Connect the PC com port to the router console port.
This is the recommended method.When you reload the router with the new image in
Step 25, you remain connected to the router. (If you use Telnet, you lose connection
to the router.)
• Establish a Telnet session from the PC to the router.
Step 5 Connect your PC Ethernet port to the corresponding router LAN port. Use the 10BaseT
crossover cable to connect to an Ethernet port. Use straight-through cables if you are
connecting via a 10BaseT hub or a 100BaseT hub.
Note We recommend that you back up the router configuration before upgrading the
router software.
Caution Make sure you set up your local PC as a TFTP server. If you overlook this step, you
cannot perform the copy procedure. This reminder also applies if you are using rcp instead of
TFTP.
Caution Make sure your PC is set up to communicate with the 10BaseT Ethernet port on the
router.
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