Appendix B – The RouteFinder Rescue Kernel
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Links You Will Need During the Install Process

Link to Download Windows FTP Server:

http://support.jgaa.com

Link to Download Windows WinSCP Client:

http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/

Link to Download Putty Telnet/SSH Client:

http://www.chiark.greeend.org.uk/

Three Methods for Performing the Software Reinstallation

Using Rescue Kernel

Method 1 – This method uses no external server.
Method 2 – This method uses an external FTP server.
Method 3 – This method can be used if Method 1 and 2 fail.
Method 1 – How to Perform the Install Using No External Server
Assumptions: Your RouteFinder still has SSH access and you are still able to copy files onto the RouteFinder box.
1. Connect a workstation via the Ethernet to the LAN port of the RouteFinder box.
2. Use WinSCP to copy the RouteFinder ISO image to the RouteFinder /home/loginuser directory and then use the
Putty utility to move it to the /root directory (see the ISO notes above).
Please contact our support@multitech.com for a link to download the RouteFinder ISO image.
Important Note: DO NOT perform Steps 3, 4 and 5 if Rescue Kernel is already installed. Check to see if the /boot
directory contains the file named create_netinstall_Cfg. If this file is present, then Rescue Kernel is already
installed.
3. Use SSH to access the RouteFinder box and use the WinSCP utility to copy RFNetInstall.rpm to the
/home/loginuser directory. Download the RFNetInstall.rpm from
ftp://ftp.multitech.com/routers/RFNetInstall.rpm (case sensitive).
4. Use the Putty utility to execute the following commands.
Type in rpm -ivh --nodeps /home/loginuser/RFNetInstall.rpm.
5. Type in rpm –e --justdb RFNetInstall and rm -f /home/loginuser/RFNetInstall.rpm.
6. Type in cd /boot and ./create_netinstall_cfg.
At the following prompts, type the responses as indicated here:
• Do you want to use the network install (y/n): n
• Enter the ISO file name that is present in the root directory (/): RouteFinder3xx.iso.
Make sure the file name is the same as Step 2 (case sensitive). See the ISO Notes at the beginning of
this chapter.
• Do you want an unattended install (y/n): y
• Do you want to modify the current interface configuration (y/n): n
If you answer y (yes), you can configure the LAN and WAN interface to match up with your network.
Note: If any of these questions are answered incorrectly, execute the ./create_netinstall_cfg command again and
answer all questions correctly.
7. Type in lilo -R RFNetInstall.
8. Type in reboot.