How to download an old cisco IOS version?

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kmenon1712

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#109847 27-Sep-2012 20:39

Hi,

Does anyone know whether it is possible to retrieve old Cisco IOS from Cisco website. I am looking for an IOS for router 2503. It has the oldest IOS version ie 11.1.

muppet

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#692482 27-Sep-2012 20:46

Send me an email tim@muppetz.com tomorrow and I'll see what I can do for you.

Mods: No need to hide my email address. I have antispam that works just fine.

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insane

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#692488 27-Sep-2012 20:54

muppet: Send me an email tim@muppetz.com tomorrow and I'll see what I can do for you.

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ferg_nz

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#692506 27-Sep-2012 21:27

i found this the other day looking for IOS not sure if it is a cisco server or someone that has got a copy of them all. you might find what you are after there

ftp://213.141.145.240/pub/Soft/Cisco/IOS/

kmenon1712

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#692617 28-Sep-2012 07:45

what is the username and password

kmenon1712

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#692618 28-Sep-2012 07:52

Hi,

Please provide the username and password for the ftp site.

ferg_nz

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#692660 28-Sep-2012 08:32

It did not ask me for a username and password. i just used my browser to access it not an ftp client.

kmenon1712

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#692670 28-Sep-2012 08:46

i copy pasted the url and it prompted me for username and password

ferg_nz

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#692673 28-Sep-2012 08:53

not sure then sorry i just clicked on the link above and it went with out any problem.

I have just tied it in IE and Chrome and no problem at all

try this link it goes right to the 25xx series ftp://213.141.145.240/pub/Soft/Cisco/IOS/25xx/

Behodar

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#692674 28-Sep-2012 08:54

It works with "anonymous" as the username and an email address as the password. The status messages are in Cyrillic so it's probably not a Cisco server!

kmenon1712

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#692675 28-Sep-2012 08:55

I will try to browse each sub-folder rather than enter the url.

kmenon1712

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Geek

#692687 28-Sep-2012 09:02

Thank you very much everyone. I couldnot find the IOS currently on the device now but something near to it. with so many old IOS' loaded on atht ftp server i can give few of them a try. Really appreaciate the quick feedback from Geekzone.

kmenon1712

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Geek

#692723 28-Sep-2012 09:33

I have loaded the IOS. Things have come up. Is it fine to use IOS from that website?

ferg_nz

175 posts

Master Geek

#692756 28-Sep-2012 09:51

I am using it on an 1841 and have had no problem

id say this person has managed to aquire the IOS images from some where and decided to share.

Oblivian

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#692761 28-Sep-2012 09:56

I'm not sure share is the right word.. when there are licening agreements attached to the IOS's (they are an OS for a device afterall)