scriag84 is right. I don't know how much of a "newbie" you are so here goes, step by step :
if you are "on the move" you will have to telnet into the appropriate router and sign into global configuration mode after which you can "shutdown" the appropriate interface by typing the following:
<from your remote machine>
telnet <router name or ip address>
<then type your telnet password>
router>enable
<then type your enable password>
router#config t
router(config)#interface <S0 S1 or E0>
router(config-if)#shutdown
if I remember rightly the 2501 has only S0 S1 or E0 interfaces
this will cause the interface to be "administratively" shutdown - it is simply "locked out" (it will not function) via a software command and not "removed or deleted"
then check the running cofig to see the appropriate interface has exepted the command :
CTRL+Z
router#show run
the appripriate interface will now have the words "Administratively shotdown" just after its IP address etc.
Hope this helps.
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