Thanks that is what I am trying to do, if I can find another 4500. I did not erase the boot flash. I did not even touch the furthest simm, but it is corrupted. All I did was remove the two regular flash simms to upgrade to 16mbs of flash so I can use 12.1 for the IE lab.
Otherwise, if I can find another 45/700 with the bootflash simm I can borrow it, pop it into my router and be back in business according to Cisco's TAC site. Had this 4500 had a newer ROMMON I could have recovered the bootflash via the console port but that too is not the case. I even tried to load the boot image on the flash simm on another router, I got the image down but when I transferred the simm back to the 4500 the first file was still not found. I was hoping for someplace that sold the simm with a boot image and/or newer ROMMON chip. If you know of anyplace or someone willing to mail me the simm to get started I will return the simm with a check for their help.. Thanks again A Strobel /JS Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38440&t=38405 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

