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Enter @ to retry BOOTP. If the retry fails, use another method to boot the 2210.
Booting from a TFTP host server using a console terminal
You can use a load image file on a TFTP host server to boot the 2210. Another
router can act as a TFTP host server. An example of a TFTP boot is shown below.
1. At the boot monitor prompt, (>), enter bm to display the following information
and the first boot prompt.
PROM Load/Dump Program * Revision: 1.0 *
Copyright IBM Corp. 1994, 1997
Device Types available:
IBD
Token Ring
WAN
2. The prompts that appear depend on the type of interface you are booting over.
See “BM (Boot using console queries)” on page 117 for details on booting an
Ethernet, Token Ring, or WAN port. Table 15 on page 115 describes these
prompts.
Boot Options Available
Table 14 on page 114 lists the boot options available. Detailed descriptions of the
boot process and system prompts follow the table.
Accessing the Boot Options
1. Begin a load procedure by powering on the device or by typing reload at the
OPCON (*) prompt and pressing the Enter key.
2. To display the Boot monitor prompt (>), press Ctrl-C during a load procedure.
3. At the boot prompt (>), enter ? to display the boot options. Table 14 on
page 114 describes these options.
Chapter 9. Boot Options 113