newbie questions about cisco 3640 router

[conundrum123]

Hi All!

I got given a 3640 router and I'm thinking of refurbrishing it. Its casing is all bent, scratched and it has no modules in the back and no PCMCIA Flash Card.

When i connect it using the console cable to my computer and turn it on, hyper terminal does not show anything (Hyper Terminal configuration is default i.e. 9600, 8 bits, ... on COM 1). After powering up the router, its Sys, 0 Active and 0 Ready LEDs flash and then stay on.

Do i need to get a Flash card and load IOS on it for the router to boot up and show up in the Hyper terminal?

Is it worth refurbrishing it at all and getting Flash card, FE and WIC1-ADSL modules? Can it be worth a lot?

Thanks

 

[Raticus]

First get the router to show some type of indication on Hyperterm.. Would with ram and just try and get some indication it is running the post before investing in modules etc.

 

[conundrum123]

Thanks for your reply. I managed to get router on Hyper Term. Here is what it looks like:

C3600 processor with 65536 Kbytes of main memory
Main memory is configured to 64 bit mode with parity disabled

program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x4d5b6c
Self decompressing the image : #################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
########################################### [OK]

Restricted Rights Legend

Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is
subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph
(c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted
Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph
(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.

cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, California 95134-1706



Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3600 Software (C3640-I-M), Version 12.1(1)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Sat 18-Mar-00 04:31 by ccai
Image text-base: 0x600088F0, data-base: 0x608E4000

cisco 3640 (R4700) processor (revision 0x00) with 61440K/4096K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 24827873
R4700 CPU at 100Mhz, Implementation 33, Rev 1.0
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity disabled.
125K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)



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Do you think its worth investing into it?
Also, do u know where i can get accessories/parts for cisco routers?

 

[vipergg]

Looks like it is loading up alright just a matter of what cards you want to buy and install , this is really a still fairly new model router so I'm not sure how much the cards will cost .

 

[BuckWeet]

This is not a new chassis, the 3640 has been around for along time.. Its still a great box, but its EOL'ed.. So if you're looking to refurb it then make money off it, don't expect much..


3640 is a great lab box though...


BuckWeet