3Com Router 6000 Family
Installation Manual
Chapter 5
Maintaining Software
3Com Corporation
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5.2.4 Upgrading the Application Image Using TFTP

Upgrading the application image with NET is to download using an Ethernet interface. In this
approach, the router is TFTP Client and needs connecting to TFTP Server using a fixed
Ethernet interface. The following describes how to upgrade the application image in this
approach:
1) Start TFTP Server on the PC connected to the Ethernet interface on the router
and set the path for getting the source file.
Caution:
No TFTP Server is available with the Router 6000. You must make sure that they are
available yourself.
2) In Boot Menu select option 3 to enter Net Port Download Menu as follows:
Net Port Download Menu:
1: Change Net Parameter
2: Download From Net to Flash
3: Download From Net to SDRAM and Run 
4: Exit to Main Menu
Enter your choice(1-4):1
3) Select option 1 in Net Port Download Menu for example to change the download
parameters as follows:
Change Download parameter
Download device :eth0
Download file(Max 60 char) :vrp.bin
IP address of eth0 :1.1.1.11
Subnet mask for eth0 :255.0.0.0
IP address of the server :1.1.1.10
IP address of the gateway :
Saving the net configuration, are you sure?[Y/N]
Table 5-1 Description on the download parameters
Parameter Description
Download device The Ethernet port for downloading, which must be eth0.
Download file(Max 60
char) Name of the VRP file to be downloaded.
IP address of eth0 IP address of interface eth0.
Subnet mask for eth0 Subnet mask of interface eth0.