I assume you have a management IP address defined for the switch? From the workstation where you are running your TFTP server can you ping the switch management IP address? On your TFTP server check to see if you get a connection request from the switch. Depending on what TFTP server you use there are some security setting on the TFTP server which you may need to change.
i will try this procedure when we can spare some network downtime.
yes we have a management IP address defined for the switch.
yes i can ping the switch (and telnet) when the switch is running - however i havent tried pinging while it is trying to access my tftp server.
i am using sloarwinds tftp server and no it is not even getting a request from the switch (yes its set to t/r)
I have the same problem. The switch is not coming up fast enough after the boot process to get the ip address and connect to the TFTP server.
I have the switch setup to 192.168.1.2/255.255.255.0 with 192.168.1.1 as the gateway.
I have my PC setup as 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 with 192.168.1.1 as the gateway.
I have a serial console up and running, and run continious pings to 192.168.1.2 (the switch).
While the switch is up, all pings are fine. After I setup the switch for remote booting, and then reset, I get "hardware error" or "request timed out" on the pings to 192.168.1.2 until after 5 attempts to connect to the tftp server, and the switch boots from the local firmware.
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i will try this procedure when we can spare some network downtime.
yes we have a management IP address defined for the switch.
yes i can ping the switch (and telnet) when the switch is running - however i havent tried pinging while it is trying to access my tftp server.
i am using sloarwinds tftp server and no it is not even getting a request from the switch (yes its set to t/r)
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I have the same problem. The switch is not coming up fast enough after the boot process to get the ip address and connect to the TFTP server.
I have the switch setup to 192.168.1.2/255.255.255.0 with 192.168.1.1 as the gateway.
I have my PC setup as 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 with 192.168.1.1 as the gateway.
I have a serial console up and running, and run continious pings to 192.168.1.2 (the switch).
While the switch is up, all pings are fine. After I setup the switch for remote booting, and then reset, I get "hardware error" or "request timed out" on the pings to 192.168.1.2 until after 5 attempts to connect to the tftp server, and the switch boots from the local firmware.