Will a 1601 upgrade to IOS 12.x 1

[pdparry]

Hi,

I've just bought a Cisco 1601 to practice on for my CCNA and I've found that the IOS version is:

Version 11.1(10)AA, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Do you think it will upgrade to 12.x? The router has 16mb RAM and a 4mb Flash PC Card.

Thanks,

P.

 

[KiscoKid]

Are you sure its the 1601 and not the 1601-R? Check on the back of the router. Usually the 1601-R comes with lots of RAM like yours and a small flash.

Anyway if it is an R type, it will support the latest 12.2 release (c1600-y-mz.122-40.bin ) with the standard IP feature set. Might be a cost to get an upgrade though through a Cisco partner.

The 1600 is also support on the 12.3 chain but you will need a minimum of 6mb flash for those images.

 

[pdparry]

Hey,

Thanks for that. The router is a 1600 but I've put in a 16mb stick of RAM myself to beef it up. Actually, the Flash card had IOS 11.3(5) on it as well.

I managed to get hold of the c1600-y-mz.122-40 image and used Solarwinds TFTP server to backup the old image to my PC, transfer the new image onto the card, and reload. I now have a shiny new version of IOS 12.2(24) to play with. All good stuff!

Thanks for your help!

Peter.