2511 setup issue

Hi,

Good day, I have this 2511 i want to use for a access server but when i boot it and i enter the user mode of exec mode
it keeps on telling me it is loading a config file and timing out. I am a new comer to this and i want to setup my ccna lab at home so any assistance will be greatly appreciated. I have added an example below.

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Software (IGS-I-L), Version 10.3(18), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1997 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 01-Apr-97 19:39 by jaturner
Image text-base: 0x0301B830, data-base: 0x00001000

cisco 2511 (68030) processor (revision D) with 8192K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board serial number 02313368
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface.
2 Serial network interfaces.
16 terminal lines.
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

Loading network-confg ... [timed out]

Loading cisconet.cfg ... [timed out]

Loading buddy-confg ... [timed out]

The config is probably set to load from a tftp server. Go to rommon mode, change the configuration register (like you would for a password recovery), and the start-config.

Hi,

Good day, I have this 2511 i want to use for a access server but when i boot it and i enter the user mode of exec mode
it keeps on telling me it is loading a config file and timing out. I am a new comer to this and i want to setup my ccna lab at home so any assistance will be greatly appreciated. I have added an example below.

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Software (IGS-I-L), Version 10.3(18), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1997 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 01-Apr-97 19:39 by jaturner
Image text-base: 0x0301B830, data-base: 0x00001000

cisco 2511 (68030) processor (revision D) with 8192K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board serial number 02313368
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface.
2 Serial network interfaces.
16 terminal lines.
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

Loading network-confg ... [timed out]

Loading cisconet.cfg ... [timed out]

Loading buddy-confg ... [timed out]

I'm still learning here and I may be wrong, but I think the config-register command is used to tell the router where to look for the IOS immage, not the configuration file. Please correct me if I am.

I did some extra reading on this and I found this link here that may be helpful to you with this problem:

www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_1/config...d2002.html#wp1019218

Looks like the "no service config" command may resolve this issue.

hi,

Thank you very much for responding to my question. that no service config command when used from after config t worked like a charm. It has been booting normally since then. Can one 2500 image be used on another 2500?

thanks

Yep, you can use the same image as long as the routers are the same.