I would like to know how to load an IOS on a blank Cisco approved
Flash Card for a 1700 Series Router, BUT not using the X or Y modem. 
I already know how to load it via the X or Y modem, but it takes way
too long and I'm looking for a faster way.  If you can give me the
step by step procedure that would allow me to do this in a timely
fashion.  The key here is that I need to load a bunch of IOS' on
routers, so if you can help it's 35 bucks for you. Thanks!

Totallymatt,

Do you have the flash cards in a router now? Is the router on a network?

The flash cards are in the router now but it is not on a network.

I think the ideal scneario would involve networking your PC to the
router and transferring the IOS via TFTP over an Ethernet link.

Hi,
I tried the TFTP method that you recommended, but getting the
following error message:

rommon 45 > set IP_ADDRESS= 192.168.1.45
usage: set
rommon 46 > set IP_SUBNET_MASK= 255.255.255.0
usage: set
rommon 47 > set DEFAULT_GATEWAY= 192.168.1.1
usage: set
rommon 48 > set TFTP_SERVER= 192.168.1.101
usage: set
rommon 49 > set TFTP_FILE= c1700-y-mz.123-0.bin
usage: set
rommon 50 > tftpdnld
 
Missing or illegal ip address for variable IP_ADDRESS
Illegal IP address.
 
usage: tftpdnld [-r]
  Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via TFTP.
  Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
  (Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
  "ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.
 
  The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
            IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
        IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
       DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
           TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
             TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch
 
  The following variables are OPTIONAL:
          TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
      TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (default=7)
          TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
         TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)
 
  Command line options:
   -r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image


Do you see anything wrong this method?

Totallymatt,

Try removing "set" from the commands.

Just type "IP_ADDRESS=192.168.1.45" etc.

When you get "usage: set" ... the router is telling you that the
command is not valid, and was not accepted. You shouldn't see anything
like that, it should just return with another rommon ##> prompt.

Hi adouglass,

First, thanks very much for your input.

However, when I don't put "set" i get the message "command is invalid"

totallymatt,

I wish I had a Cisco router I could boot in to rommon... then I'd know
what I was talking about :-)

OK -- last thing to try:

instead of "set IP_ADDRESS= 192.168.1.45"

remove the space between the = and the value, making it:

"set IP_ADDRESS=192.168.1.45"

~ Adam