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trouble exporting sonicwall setting file
Basically I'm trying to move us from a sonicwall tz-170 to a tz-205 and i want to export the settings file from the 170 and import it to the 205 so i don't have to go through and set up all 10 of out external ip's and redirects by hand. when i go to export the settings it just displays a screen of code but no file itself is downloaded. should i just copy and past this info into textedit or am i basically screwed?
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ravindragandhi
Never seen that before. I've found that it's pretty hard to brick a sonicwall, if the file isn't valid, it won't import. So it won't hurt to try saving whatever you can and try to import it. If it's not valid it won't take.
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Careful with "can't" and sonicwall. I've exported from an nsa3600 running 6.2 and imported to a tz210 running 5.9 and all that was missing was config a for interface numbers higher than x4. Nothing online says this is possible but It works.
> exported from an nsa3600 running 6.2 and imported to a tz210 running 5.9
> Nothing online says this is possible but It works.
you were so brave though i won't take the risk if i was you. :)
> Nothing online says this is possible but It works.
you were so brave though i won't take the risk if i was you. :)
I wanted to use the tz as a backup for the nsa just in case. so I loaded the config and looked all around and it seems fine. I wouldn't do that to one in production, but if it's a spare I'm not that worried. I've NEVER bricked a sonicwall that I couldn't hold the reset button on.
> I've NEVER bricked a sonicwall that I couldn't hold the reset button on
1. you were so lucky.
2. it doesn't mean other people could be lucky as well. i personally partially brick a Linksys but finally saved it by shortening two pins on the motherboard.
1. you were so lucky.
2. it doesn't mean other people could be lucky as well. i personally partially brick a Linksys but finally saved it by shortening two pins on the motherboard.
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Its already done, it took me awhile to write down all the setting and i missed a few things but it was up and running friday evening and halfway through monday i had all the kinks worked out.
what i did was just capturing the configuration screens and keep them somewhere safe for later use... :)
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