2600 router will not save config changes

mrmcmint

Hi all - wondering if someone could help.... again......

cisco 2600 router wont save its running config.

Each time i power off/on the router, it defaults back as if it had no config and i have to input everything again. why is this?

I have obviously tried copy running-config startup-config and this seems to look ok, but when i power off/back on, it has forgotten everything again!

I remember the last time i used this router (a year or so ago) that i had the same problems then and i think this is what made me stop doing anything with it.

I have tried looking on the Cisco website/google but it didnt give many results. The cisco website suggests inputting configregister of 0x2142, then copy the running conf to startup conf, then do a confreg 0x2102 (i think) but this didnt do anything either. I'm pulling my hair out everytime i have to power it off...

Thanks again!

tiersten

What is the config register set to at the moment

mrmcmint

could you remind me how i can find that out?
thanks for the quick reply!

kryolla

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mrmcmint

Hi,

Done sh ver, the current confreg is 0x2142

Thanks

kryolla

change it to 2102

en
conf t
config 0x2102
exit
wr
reload

mrmcmint

After all this time thats all that was needed??!??

Thanks for your assistance - its working !!!

mikej412

mrmcmint wrote: »

After all this time thats all that was needed??!??

Yep

0x2142 is used for password recovery -- it bypasses the existing startup configuration.