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If you could get into the WebGUI, you should be able to use the backup/restore under Diagnostics. This will allow you to download the config.xml to your workstation, then copy to a new diskette. But, that does not help because you cannot login. How much of the config do you remember? You may want to set up a second machine using a CD and floppy. You will need to use the same version you are running in production box. Try to set everything as close to the original as you can remember: Passwords, IPs, rules, etc. Then put the floppy in the production box. Do you know if the floppy drive in the production box is damaged? Or is it just dirty... Does anyone have a better idea? Hope this helps... _________________________________ James W. McKeand -----Original Message----- From: Lasse Laurila [mailto:lasse at timehouse dot fi] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 5:28 AM To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch Subject: [m0n0wall] Salvaging configuration in the case of broken config floppy A year ago I set up an old PC box to serve as a firewall. It boots from CD and uses a floppy disk to store it's configuration. It has been running continuously ever since. Today I logged in with my web browser and deleted a rule. It took ages to save and finally I got this error: XML error: no m0n0wall object found! I took the disk from the firewall machine and found out it was broken. All I found was partly destroyed directory entry pointing to config.xml, all actual XML data was gone. I have the box still up and running, but now I can't even log in (same error appears immediately after username/password inquiry). I connected a monitor to the box and all I see is this menu with some basic config and reboot options. Is there any way I could salvage the configuration? Can it be written back to a (working) floppy from RAM? Lasse --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch |