Upgrading Cisco IOS

[binaryops]

I downloaded a free TFTP client program, but I don't know where to get the latest Cisco IOS images for my 2501/2504/2514.

Currently running:
2501 - 11.0
2504 - 12.1
2514 - 12.2

I went to Cisco.com and couldn't find the image or was told, "Sorry, gotta have some kind of special key or something". What is the latest image and where do I go to get it. My routers aren't online so I'll have to download the images to my WinXP machine and I'll upload it from there. I'm new to all of this as I'm studying for my CCNA and bought all these routers off of Ebay.

Thanks for any and all help provided!
Binary

 

[jneiberger]

Unfortunately, you can only download images from CCO if you have a CCO login that includes access to the IOS software center.

 

[binaryops]

We all pirate so any links to get the images from anyone? anywhere?

 

[binaryops]

Can you tell me what the latest IOS is for these routers? Does it cost me to get a CCO login and obtain the latest IOS's for these routers?

 

[jneiberger]

You need to have a SMARTnet service contract on them in order to be able to download images. I would imagine that a contract on a 2500 wouldn't cost very much, assuming that you can even buy SMARTnet on them any more.

 

[CiscoGuy33]

binaryops,
Yes and No - Yes it costs money to buy a SmartNet account that gives you access to the Cisco IOS downloads but I doubt you can get a SmartNet on the 2500's since they have reached EOL with Cisco.

If you can get cco acces you could get IOS, your 2514 with the 12.2 is close to the latest - I think the latest is 12.3 but do some research - must have 16/16 and I have seen posts here and at DSL Reports that it does not run well on some 2500s even though they say it should.

You really should be able to do just about anything you want to do with the 12.2, I had a friend with a 2514 with 16/16 and he put the last IOS with firewall support for the 2514 (I think 12.3 something) and it ran bad - he was the one who researched it and found posts about others who had same trouble - he moved up to a 2611.

Check Ebay - might be able to find IOS for sale or get another 2500 router that is 16/16 and lists the latest IOS and then just use TFTP to copy to others - some of the CCNA "kits" include disks with copies of different IOSs for the 2500 in the "lab" - you might try emailing one of these through Ebay and see if they will sell just the disk to you for "lab use".

I hope this helps!

E.A. Broda
CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, Network +

 

[binaryops]

Thank you all for your responses, I will do what I can to try and find out if I can get those images.

 

[JOAMON]

Well this is what I would do. Seeing as 12.2 is the latest verion for the 2500 series and that the 12.2 image is good for routers 2501-2525 I would just copy the IOS from the 2514 to the others and they would be updated.

 

[JOAMON]

Make sure that the image on the 2514 is not to large for the other routers.

 

[binaryops]

Do I have enough memory on each of these 2500's to take your suggestion and copy the 12.2 image from my 2514 to my computer and then tftp it to my other routers. See below for my memory and version specs.

2501> ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE
ROM: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE (f
c1)

Router uptime is 0 minutes
System restarted by power-on
System image file is "flash:igs-d-l.110-7", booted via flash

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision L) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 02954204, with hardware revision 00000000
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
Primary Rate ISDN software, Version 1.0.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface.
2 Serial network interfaces.
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

Configuration register is 0x2142
----------

2504> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-JS-L), Version 12.1(5)T12, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

TAC Support:

http://www.cisco.com/tac

Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 04-Feb-02 16:10 by ccai
Image text-base: 0x0307693C, data-base: 0x00001000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE
BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTW
ARE (fc1)

Cisco2504 uptime is 3 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:/c2500-js-l.121-5.T12.bin"

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision L) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 01489260, with hardware revision 00000000
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp).
TN3270 Emulation software.
Basic Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1.
1 Token Ring/IEEE 802.5 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)
1 ISDN Basic Rate interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)
Configuration register is 0x2102
----------------------------
2514> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-IK8OS-L), Version 12.2(1b), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Copyright (c) 1986-2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Fri 15-Jun-01 01:30 by pwade
Image text-base: 0x03069F04, data-base: 0x00001000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE
BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTW
ARE (fc1)

Cisco2514 uptime is 5 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:/c2500-ik8os-l.122-1b.bin"

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision L) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 02431808, with hardware revision 00000000
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

Configuration register is 0x2102

 

[JOAMON]

This is the feature set on the 2514.
IP/FW PLUS IPSEC 56
It requires 10mb om main memory and 16mb of flash. The 2501 only has 8mb flash so you need to upgrade it. Other than that everything else looks ok.