The real serial#

[ktripp]

I'm trying to determine via remote what the serial# is for a cisco router.

I have one in my office which I've connected to. Which command tells the serial# of the router? I've tried show ver, show hardware, etc., but no luck.

Anyone have insight into this?

Thanks.

 

[tiremd]

Depends what type of router you are connecting too.... as far as I know, if its a 2500 or 2600, forget it, I don't think there is any command to show the cisco assigned router serial #. Larger routers will typically show the serial # with a 'show ver' or 'show diag'.

 

[benzito]

Show Ver will display the Serial number on 2600's as well (may depend on IOS version)...Also if you need to find the Serial number of a neighboring router or sqitch, "show cdp neighbors" should work.

sho version
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.1(2), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 09-May-00 23:34 by linda
Image text-base: 0x80008088, data-base: 0x807D2544

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(3r)T2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

xxxxxxx uptime is 1 year, 51 weeks, 4 hours, 49 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System restarted at 17:46:01 UTC Tue Apr 3 2001
System image file is "flash:c2600-i-mz_121-2.bin"

cisco 2621 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x200) with 53248K/12288K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID JAD05041H47 (2131750795)
M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
2 FastEthernet/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/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2102

 

[tiremd]

I don't think that the processor board ID shown in the 'show ver' is the same as the Cisco assigned router serial # (the label that should be on the outside of the router).....is it?

 

[IPKONFIG]

You are correct, the processor board ID is not the same.

Your best bet is to visually inspect the router, and obtain the serial number that way. Only the newer routers will have the serial numbers available with the "sho diag" command.

 

[pplewis]

show snmp will do it on some routers

 

[abm086]

On our 3660, a sho c3600 gives you the chassis serial number.

 

[SoyGalesa]

As a quick tip, I always make it a rule to put the serial number info in the MOTD banner.