Same IOS on 2500 and 2600. Difference? 1

[ejeangilles]

Is there anyone familiar with Cisoc Feature Navigator I was comparing images and I see that IOS 12.3(5) has less features on a 2500 series router than IOS 12.3(5) on a 2600 series router. Particularly, the IPv6 features. Why is that the same software image doesn't enable those features on a 2500 series router or is it something in the hardware or is it I'm just off.

 

[burtsbees]

Hardware---most 2600 series have fast ethernet ports. The 2610 and 2611 are ethernet only, but the chipsets allow them to do full duplex (with the right IOS, for vlan router-on-a-stick). Not so on any 2500 series.

Burt

 

[ejeangilles]

Makes sense. Thanks for the information.