sulekha staggered into the Black Sun and said: > I am using a SmartAX MT841 ADSL router to connect to [the] internet. > Then i happened to read http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-broadband/ > 2669-problem-modem-router-mt841.html > > On the above link the procedure for taking firmware backup is given as > tftp -i 192.168.1.1 GET c:\MT841teimage.bin > > Now my question is, what is the equivalent in ubuntu dapper? "man tftp" for the reference manual for the tftp client. In general, if you don't know what FOO does, "man FOO" is a good place to start. > I installed tftp via synaptic and tried > tftp -i 192.168.1.1 GET ~/Desktop/ MT841teimage.bin Nope. I Think You Meant: tftp 192.168.1.1 -c get MT841teimage.bin ~/Desktop/somefile.bin > Then i got the message "usage: tftp host-name [port]" This is generally how Unix commands react when you give them bad syntax. You could also use tftp interactively, like so: tftp 192.168.1.1 tftp> get MT841teimage.bin tftp> quit > The firmware for MT841, which i have is V100R001C01B021SP01 dated July > 19 2005. I believe there is [newer] firmware for this model of modem. > Where can i get the latest firmware? Check the modem manufacturer's website. And usually, a good rule for firmware is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". > In case my modem stops working after upgrade what should i do to undo > the upgrade? See previous paragraph, and keep the old firmware around so that you can "tftp put" it back if you need to. > What are the precautionary measures? See previous paragraph. -- There was also a recipe for pina colada, in Portuguese, which the Google translator told me needed "hand grenades". Someone had put in a colloquial translation of 'pineapple'... --Chris Croughton Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see