3640 Router 3

[silverhairb]

I have an opportunity to acquire a 3640 router with a couple of network modules (ethernet and fast ethernet are there, WIC-1ADSL not installed but there are open WIC slots). There are several of these routers available. Some have 12.3(1a) or greater 12.3 IOS. A couple of 12.2(xx) or lower. A couple of others have IOS 12.4. All seem less expensive than a 2621 or 2651.

Are these reasonable for home use (back-up for an 877) and to maybe *slowly* work toward a CCNA, or is this like taking driver's ed in a Boeing 757?

What is the minimum IOS is should look for when shopping for a Cisco router? Are there other components I should acquire?

 

[burtsbees]

Billy---is this you???

01-08-2009 22:10:08 Local7.Notice 69.148.176.159 312: 000319: Jan 8 22:10:07: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by r00t on vty0 (10.68.68.3)
01-08-2009 22:07:17 Local7.Notice 69.148.176.159 311: 000318: Jan 8 22:07:16: %SYS-5-PRIV_AUTH_PASS: Privilege level set to 15 by r00t on vty0 (10.68.68.3)
01-08-2009 22:06:29 Local7.Info 69.148.176.159 310: 000317: Jan 8 22:06:28: %FW-6-SESS_AUDIT_TRAIL_START: Start icmp session: initiator (192.41.12.197:0) -- responder (10.68.68.3:20)
01-08-2009 22:06:29 Local7.Info 69.148.176.159 309: 000316: Jan 8 22:06:28: %FW-6-SESS_AUDIT_TRAIL_START: Start icmp session: initiator (192.41.12.197:0) -- responder (10.68.68.3:20)
01-08-2009 22:06:29 Local7.Warning 69.148.176.159 308: 000315: Jan 8 22:06:28: %IPS-4-SIGNATURE: Sig:2001 Subsig:0 Sev:2 ICMP Unreachable [192.41.12.197:0 -> 69.148.176.159:0]
01-08-2009 22:06:29 Local7.Warning 69.148.176.159 307: 000314: Jan 8 22:06:28: %IPS-4-SIGNATURE: Sig:2001 Subsig:0 Sev:2 ICMP Unreachable [192.41.12.197:0 -> 69.148.176.159:0]

Burt