Lab ID: 9.9K714A045.SAI1.

Stand-Alone Lab: Backup Using TFTP

Objective
Learn the commands necessary to save a configuration to and load a configuration from a Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.

Lab Topology
The topology diagram below represents the NetMap in the Simulator.
Fa0/0 Fa0/0 S0/1 S0/0

Router2 Router1 Router5

Fa0/1
S0/0 Fa0/0

Fa0/0 S0/0 Fa0/1

Router3 Router4 Switch2

Fa0/0

Fa0/1
Fa0/2

Switch1

PC1

Command Summary
Command Description
configure terminal enters global configuration mode from privileged EXEC mode
copy running-config {startup-config | copies a device’s running configuration file to another
tftp | device:filename} destination
copy tftp {running-config | startup- copies a file from a TFTP server to another destination
config | device:filename}
enable enters privileged EXEC mode
end ends and exits configuration mode

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 Command Description
exit exits one level in the menu structure
hostname host-name sets the device name
interface type number changes from global configuration mode to interface
configuration mode
ip address ip-address subnet-mask assigns an IP address to an interface
ipconfig /dg ip-address is used in NetSim to assign a default gateway IP address to a
workstation interface
ipconfig /ip ip-address subnet-mask is used in NetSim to assign an IP address and subnet mask to
a workstation interface
no shutdown enables an interface
ping ip-address sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo
request to the specified address
show running-config displays the active configuration file
show tftp-configs is used in NetSim to display a list of files copied using TFTP
and stored on a PC

The IP addresses and subnet masks used in this lab are shown in the tables below:

IP Addresses
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask
Router4 FastEthernet 0/0 24.37.2.1 255.255.255.0

Device IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway

PC1 24.37.2.252 255.255.255.0 24.37.2.1

Lab Tasks
Task 1: Configure Router4
This task involves configuring connectivity between the router that you want to back up and the TFTP
server.
1. On Router4, assign a host name of Router4.

2. On Router4, assign the appropriate IP address and subnet mask to the FastEthernet 0/0 interface;
refer to the IP Addresses table. Enable the interface.

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 3. On PC1, assign the appropriate IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway; refer to the IP
Addresses table.

Note: The ipconfig /ip ip-address subnet-mask and ipconfig /dg ip-address commands are not
standard PC commands; they are used only in the BOSS operating system (OS) running on the PCs
within NetSim.

4. From PC1, ping Router4’s FastEthernet 0/0 interface (24.37.2.1) to verify connectivity to the default
gateway. The ping should be successful.

Task 2: Save a Configuration to a TFTP Server

1. On Router4, copy the running configuration to the TFTP server on PC1.

2. When prompted for the address or name of the TFTP server, provide PC1’s IP address
(24.37.2.252), and then provide the name of the configuration file that will be stored on PC1. Name
the configuration file router4_config. The router will take a few seconds to establish the connection;
then you will see it copy the configuration file.

3. On PC1, display the configurations that are stored on the TFTP server. You should see the
configuration you just saved.

Note: The show tftp-configs command is not a standard PC command; it is only used in the BOSS
OS running on the PCs within NetSim.

Task 3: Load a Configuration from a TFTP Server

This task involves loading the configuration from the TFTP server onto Router4. Perform the following
steps on Router4.
1. On Router4, change the host name of the router to Bad_Router.

2. On Router4, copy the configuration you stored on the TFTP server into the running configuration.

3. When Router4 prompts you for a name or an IP address, enter the IP address of the TFTP server
(24.37.2.252).

4. Enter the name of the configuration file (router4_config) that should be obtained from the TFTP
server.

5. Router4 will download the configuration and load it into the running configuration. You can verify
the load was successful by ensuring that the host name has been restored to what it was when the
configuration was saved.

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 Lab Solutions
Task 1: Configure Router4
1. Issue the following commands to assign the appropriate host name to Router4:

Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#hostname Router4

2. On Router4, issue the following commands to assign the appropriate IP address and subnet mask to
the FastEthernet 0/0 interface and to enable the interface:

Router4(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0

Router4(config-if)#ip address 24.37.2.1 255.255.255.0
Router4(config-if)#no shutdown

3. Connect to PC1, and issue the following commands to assign the IP address, subnet mask, and
default gateway:

C:>ipconfig /ip 24.37.2.252 255.255.255.0

C:>ipconfig /dg 24.37.2.1

Note: The ipconfig /ip ip-address subnet-mask and ipconfig /dg ip-address commands are not
standard PC commands; they are used only in the BOSS OS running on the PCs within NetSim.

4. From PC1, ping Router4’s FastEthernet 0/0 interface to verify connectivity to the default gateway.
The ping should be successful.

C:>ping 24.37.2.1

Task 2: Save a Configuration to a TFTP Server

1. On Router4, issue the following commands to copy the running configuration to the TFTP server on
PC1:

Router4(config-if)#end
Router4#copy running-config tftp

2. When prompted for the address or name of the TFTP server, provide PC1’s IP address and then
provide the name of the configuration file that will be stored on PC1. Name the configuration file
router4_config. The router will take a few seconds to establish the connection; then you will see it
copy the configuration file.

Address or name of remote host[]?24.37.2.252

Destination filename [temp.rtr]?router4_config
!!!!!

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 3. On PC1, enter the show tftp-configs command in order to display the configurations that are stored
on the TFTP server. You should see the configuration you just saved. Sample output is shown
below:

C:>show tftp-configs

Filename File Size

router4_config 2481 bytes

Note: The show tftp-configs command is not a standard PC command; it is only used in the BOSS
OS running on the PCs within NetSim.

Task 3: Load a Configuration from a TFTP Server

1. On Router4, issue the following commands to change the host name of the router to Bad_Router:

Router4#configure terminal
Router4(config)#hostname Bad_Router

2. On Router4, issue the following commands to copy the configuration you stored on the TFTP server
into the running configuration:

Bad_Router(config)#exit
Bad_Router#copy tftp running-config

3. When Router4 prompts you for a name or an IP address, enter the IP address of the TFTP server.:

Address or name of remote host[]?24.37.2.252

4. On Router4, enter the name of the configuration file that should be obtained from the TFTP server:

Source filename[]?router4_config

5. Router4 will download the configuration and load it into the running configuration. You can verify
that the load was successful because the host name will be restored to what it was when the
configuration was saved.

Router4#

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 Sample Configuration Script
Router4
Router4#show running-config
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 657 bytes
!
Version 12.3
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname Router4
!
ip subnet-zero
!
ip cef
no ip domain-lookup
!
interface Serial0/0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
interface Serial0/1
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 24.37.2.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
ip classless
no ip http server
!
line con 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
!
no scheduler allocate
end

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