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      wallabybob
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      @luke240778:

      Can you possibly tell me first how i can using vi edit the config.xml so i cna change the WAN and LAN ips on the box before i do the upgrade via shell?

      You don't know how to use vi (try ee) or you don't know what to change in config.xml?

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        luke240778
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        The latter.. but i also just worked out what to change, but it doesnt matter anyways.. the box is unable to ping anything, so an update via the shell isnt going to work as i cant get the package from the www…  Just says no route to host whenever i try and ping something... Looks like its well and truly fubar'd

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          cmb
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          You can scp the full update file and manually extract it.

          cd /
          tar zcvf updatefilename.tgz

          and it'll work at that point, that replaces the files you're missing.

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            luke240778
            last edited by

            @cmb:

            You can scp the full update file and manually extract it.

            cd /
            tar zcvf updatefilename.tgz

            and it'll work at that point, that replaces the files you're missing.

            Thanks cmb, this sounds like the way to go, but how do i scp a file to the machine seeing it can't even ping or communicate with anything?

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              wallabybob
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              @luke240778:

              how do i scp a file to the machine seeing it can't even ping or communicate with anything?

              I don't know how you could scp but maybe you could transfer the file on a USB stick.

              If changing IP addresses would help why don't you use the console menu (item 2) to change IP addresses then reboot (if required)?

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                luke240778
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                @wallabybob:

                @luke240778:

                how do i scp a file to the machine seeing it can't even ping or communicate with anything?

                I don't know how you could scp but maybe you could transfer the file on a USB stick.

                If changing IP addresses would help why don't you use the console menu (item 2) to change IP addresses then reboot (if required)?

                Thanks for your reply, but as i mentioned before, pressing any of the menu items, like 2 to change IP's, i just get the error, and i cannot do anything.. apart from enter the shell (number 8). I have chaned the IP address manually in the config but it still has no network connectivity.

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                  wallabybob
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                  @luke240778:

                  Thanks for your reply, but as i mentioned before, pressing any of the menu items, like 2 to change IP's, i just get the error, and i cannot do anything.. apart from enter the shell (number 8). I have chaned the IP address manually in the config but it still has no network connectivity.

                  Sorry, I didn't go far enough back in the history.

                  Can you copy an update file from a USB stick then follow CMB's suggestion?

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                    luke240778
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                    @wallabybob:

                    @luke240778:

                    Thanks for your reply, but as i mentioned before, pressing any of the menu items, like 2 to change IP's, i just get the error, and i cannot do anything.. apart from enter the shell (number 8). I have chaned the IP address manually in the config but it still has no network connectivity.

                    Sorry, I didn't go far enough back in the history.

                    Can you copy an update file from a USB stick then follow CMB's suggestion?

                    I'll have to try that when i am in the office next. It is running on a ESXi server so i think i can get it to see USB.. not sure, will have to be there to physically plug it in

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                      marcelloc
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                      @luke240778:

                      Can you possibly tell me first how i can using vi edit the config.xml so i cna change the WAN and LAN ips on the box before i do the upgrade via shell?

                      use viconfig to edit config.xml on console/ssh.

                      Just in case, create a backup file before edit: cp /conf/config.xml /root/backup_before_upgrade.xml

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                        luke240778
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                        @marcelloc:

                        @luke240778:

                        Can you possibly tell me first how i can using vi edit the config.xml so i cna change the WAN and LAN ips on the box before i do the upgrade via shell?

                        use viconfig to edit config.xml on console/ssh.

                        Just in case, create a backup file before edit: cp /conf/config.xml /root/backup_before_upgrade.xml

                        Thanks for your reply, but that part i have already done, but it still has no network connectivity at all, can't ping anything.. so i am still stuck at how to get hte upgrade image onto it to try the upgrade

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