Joined: 10 Apr 2024 Posts: 24 Location: North Carolina, USA
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 19:48 Post subject: Is there any way to load a saved config without a reboot?
I want to be able after a factory reset to load a saved config that will populate all the config pages, but without a reboot as it does now, and without applying the settings until I'm ready. This would help me pick-up where I left off with troubleshooting, but save me from having to excruciatingly enter my prior settings up to then.... Is there, say, a Telnet/SSH command that would load a saved config in that way?
Joined: 10 Apr 2024 Posts: 24 Location: North Carolina, USA
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 21:41 Post subject:
Are you saying that it is not possible, and then only as a memo item giving me the terminal commands for the exact same backup & restore functions as in the GUI > Administration > Backup?
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6583 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:04 Post subject:
Sry i got confused with your thread tag question...and im in Switzerland for work and away from my routers to test it again...+ im burned out atm...but...
if you want to reset via CLI using nvram reset and then load your config and reboot at the same time...nope in the past it was not working for me in the way i wanted...i know BS did a commit to keep the WAN settings recently, but in the past restoring settings via CLI and reboot was not holding your WAN interface settings, so you had to enter those manually after...and this was very odd, as if you are away, your unit it will be not accessible...after reboot...need to test that nowadays...
(may be it was a security intend..or just a glitch)
To save my settings GUI format, I usually use export via PDF via browser... page by page via GUI..and those are easy accessible, than copy paste values... i know its not the smartest way, but it works for me..
I also do nvram backup via CLI too and keep those .bin on a usb flash drive for later..if needed.. _________________ Atheros
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