From 5acfbed38576a173e74bbd9b6eb940d099381c98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Joseph C. Lehner" Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:10:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update readme --- README.md | 24 ++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 491d62d..7615550 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ packages (exact names will vary depending on your distribution). Install [Npcap](https://nmap.org/npcap/). For `nmrpflash` versions prior to 0.9.14, install Npcap with "WinPcap Compatibility" enabled. -Version 0.9.13 is the last version to support Windows XP. +Version 0.9.13 was the last version to support Windows XP. ###### "No suitable network interfaces found." @@ -128,14 +128,6 @@ address assigned to the target (e.g. if your network is `192.168.1.0/24`, specif IP address, such as `-a 192.168.1.252`), and `-A` to change the IP address used for the network interface. -This error message could also indicate a bug in the TFTP code; try using an external tftp -client (busybox in this example), by specifying the `-c` flag instead of the `-f` flag: - -`# nmrpflash -i eth0 -c 'busybox tftp -p -l EX2700-V1.0.1.8.img $IP'` - -The environment variable `IP` is set by `nmrpflash` (other environment variables -are: `MAC`, `PORT`, `NETMASK`). - ###### "Timeout while waiting for CLOSE_REQ." After a successful file upload, `nmrpflash` waits for up to 5 minutes for an @@ -160,14 +152,6 @@ the network cable has been connected, and your computer tries to reconfigure tha interface (NetworkManager on Linux does this for example) - this can usually be disabled. -An alternative would be to add `-c 'ifconfig '` to the command line, -for example: - -`# nmrpflash -i eth0 -a 192.168.1.1 -f firmware.bin -c 'ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2'` - -This will execute the command specified by `-c` prior to starting the TFTP upload (in -this case setting the IP address to 192.168.1.2). - ###### "Received keep-alive request." This usually means that flashing is in progress. On some devices, you may get a few @@ -196,12 +180,12 @@ future version of `nmrpflash` might incorporate an auto-patch feature for these cases. * Your device might expect a different image format for `nmrpflash` than when -flashing via the web interface. +flashing via the web interface. ###### "bind: Cannot assign requested address" -Specify the address of the router, and address of your computer, using -`-A` and `-a`. For example: +Specify the address of the router (`-a`), and address of your computer (`-A`). +For example: `-A 10.0.0.2 -a 10.0.0.1`