[solved] ERROR: Unable to set this url, file has non-ASCII characters

The following error message is occurred because the command is not put in the right order.

ERROR: Unable to set this url, file has non-ASCII characters
or
WARNING: BOOT variable added, but unable to find disk0:/.private/startup-config

ciscoasa#
ciscoasa# con t
ciscoasa(config)# boot config disk0:/.private/startup-config
ERROR: Unable to set this url, file has non-ASCII characters
ciscoasa(config)#

SOLUTION

The right sequences are as follows:

enable
config t
copy run disk0:/.private/startup-config
boot config disk0:/.private/startup-config
wr mem

EXAMPLE

ciscoasa(config)# copy run disk0:/.private/startup-config
Source filename [running-config]?
Destination filename [/.private/startup-config]?

%Warning:There is a file already existing with this name
Do you want to over write? [confirm]
Cryptochecksum: 6e33e06b 255d8b92 90c27d70 9f5b4de4
1471 bytes copied in 2.20 secs (735 bytes/sec)open(ffsdev/2/write/41) failed
open(ffsdev/2/write/40) failed
ciscoasa(config)#
ciscoasa(config)# boot config disk0:/.private/startup-config
ciscoasa(config)#
ciscoasa(config)# wr mem
Building configuration…
Cryptochecksum: a0ce05e6 e361a34f d8bc3b81 55185b42

1514 bytes copied in 2.150 secs (757 bytes/sec)open(ffsdev/2/write/41) failed
open(ffsdev/2/write/40) failed

[OK]
ciscoasa(config)#

I hope this helps

How to “wr mem” Cisco ASA in GNS3?

On a previous post, I’ve shared how to save Cisco ASA configuration in GNS3 environment. If you don’t like this way, there is a good news for you. wr mem command still can be used, but you need to execute the following command.

copy run disk0:/.private/startup-config
boot config disk0:/.private/startup-config

After that, wr mem command is good to go

EXAMPLE

ciscoasa(config)# copy run disk0:/.private/startup-config
Source filename [running-config]?
Destination filename [/.private/startup-config]?

%Warning:There is a file already existing with this name
Do you want to over write? [confirm]
Cryptochecksum: 6e33e06b 255d8b92 90c27d70 9f5b4de4

1471 bytes copied in 2.20 secs (735 bytes/sec)open(ffsdev/2/write/41) failed
open(ffsdev/2/write/40) failed

ciscoasa(config)# boot config disk0:/.private/startup-config
ciscoasa(config)#

ciscoasa(config)# wr mem
Building configuration…
Cryptochecksum: a0ce05e6 e361a34f d8bc3b81 55185b42

1514 bytes copied in 2.150 secs (757 bytes/sec)open(ffsdev/2/write/41) failed
open(ffsdev/2/write/40) failed

[OK]
ciscoasa(config)#

[solved] How to save configuration Cisco ASA in GNS3?

If you use Cisco ASA in GNS3, you’ll be notice that “wr mem” command can’t be used to save a configuration.
The following error message occurs once you run “wr mem”.

ciscoasa# wr mem
Building configuration…
Cryptochecksum: 6e33e06b 255d8b92 90c27d70 9f5b4de4
%Error opening disk0:/.private/startup-config (No such file or directory)
Error executing command
[FAILED]
ciscoasa#

SOLUTION
Instead of using “wr mem”, use the following command to save your configuration to Cisco ASA in GNS3.

copy run disk0:/.private/startup-config

ciscoasa(config)# copy run disk0:/.private/startup-config
Source filename [running-config]?
Destination filename [/.private/startup-config]?
%Warning:There is a file already existing with this name
Do you want to over write? [confirm]
Cryptochecksum: 6e33e06b 255d8b92 90c27d70 9f5b4de4
1471 bytes copied in 2.20 secs (735 bytes/sec)open(ffsdev/2/write/41) failed
open(ffsdev/2/write/40) failed
ciscoasa(config)#

How to check route to specific destination in Cisco, Linux, UNIX and Microsoft Windows

There are different ways to check a route and specific route for a given destination in Cisco, Linux, UNIX and Microsoft Windows.

I’ve compiled it and put it on a table so it will be easy to compare with each other. The only problem that I have is I’m not sure how to find a specific route in Microsoft Windows yet. Please let me know if you know the way to do it.

Command Summary

DEVICE/OS	GENERAL COMMAND	TO FIND SPECIFIC ROUTE
Cisco router/switch	show ip route	show ip route
Linux/UNIX	ip route get	ip route get
Microsoft Windows	route print	???
	netstat -nr	???

Command with examples

DEVICE/OS	GENERAL COMMAND	TO FIND SPECIFIC ROUTE	EXAMPLE
Cisco router/switch	show ip route	show ip route	route-server>show ip route 216.109.127.30   Routing entry for 216.109.112.0/20, supernet Known via “bgp 65000”, distance 20, metric 0 Tag 7018, type external Last update from 12.123.9.241 1d17h ago Routing Descriptor Blocks: * 12.123.9.241, from 12.123.9.241, 1d17h ago Route metric is 0, traffic share count is 1 AS Hops 5 Route tag 7018
Linux/UNIX	ip route get	ip route get	kuznet@amber~ $ ip route get 193.233.7.82193.233.7.82 dev eth0 src 193.233.7.65 realms inr.ac cache mtu 1500 rtt 300
Microsoft Windows	route print	???	???
	netstat -nr	???	???

REFERENCE

To check a router’s IP routing table for a given destination

http://www.inetdaemon.com/tutorials/internet/ip/routing/bgp/troubleshooting/show_ip_route.shtml

Find route to output packets to 193.233.7.82

http://www.policyrouting.org/iproute2.doc.html

I’ve also ask around from the following people/blog and let see if they have an answer for this. Please do not hesitate to leave a comment below if you know the answer. Thanks

http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-show-and-display-ip-routing-table-in-windows-or-linux/