[lgkahn]

this started previously with ftpd settings unable to be saved through the interface and disappearing.. Everything had been working fine. Suddenly certain settings are gone and it wasnt working. I was able to work around by creating a startup script that copied the correct config files from /jffs/usr to tmp to fix the settings.

Now suddenly vpn stops working .. Same issue the server ip is blank and i cannot save it in the inteface.. just comes up blank again. Again i was able to work around it by copying pptpd config files from a modified correct version in jff/usr to /tmp/pptpd and restaring the pptpd deamon.

This is our live router with firewall etc for work running on a linksys 610n v1. I dont really want to reflash and reconfig everything unless i am sure it will fix the issue since i will have to come in on the weekend to do it.. Has anyone seen this before ? Do you think a reflash will fix it, or is flash memory going bad in the router or something.

Thanks in advance

Larry

[Luniz2k1]

Sounds like your nvram is full. Run this command in telnet/ssh:

[lgkahn]

that seems to be the problem thanks.. now the question is where did the memory go and how can i get it back.. when i first configured it all was fine.. maybe adding the extra names in the vpn accts?

root@linksys:~# nvram show | grep size:
size: 32749 bytes (19 left)
root@linksys:~#

[lgkahn]

thanks for the tip it was traffic data in nvram
did

nvram show > /jffs/usr/bs

then grepped through them to get all traff variables
ie

grep -i traff- bs > 1.

then edited the file and run the following etc.

nvram unset traff-03-2010
nvram unset traff-03-2011
nvram unset traff-01-2010
nvram unset traff-01-2011
nvram unset traff-12-2009
nvram unset traff-10-2009
nvram unset traff-12-2010
nvram unset traff-10-2010
nvram unset traff-08-2009
nvram unset traff-08-2010
nvram unset traff-08-2011
nvram unset traff-06-2010
nvram unset traff-06-2011
nvram unset traff-04-2010
nvram unset traff-04-2011
nvram unset traff-02-2010
nvram unset traff-02-2011
nvram unset traff-11-2009
nvram unset traff-11-2010
nvram unset traff-09-2009
nvram unset traff-09-2010


etc. etc.


nvram commit

now good to go with 6k free again.

thanks again

[lgkahn]

as a side note .. seems like a bug in the firmware to me.. should remove old traff variables etc. before loosing vital variables such as my vpn server or ftp stuff.. just luck it didnt loose a real vital variable that made device unbooteable or unuseable as a router, since it seems random which variables no longer get saved.