Re: SmartAX MT841

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.

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