Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
Official way is to buy a SmartNet contract for the device, which is a bundle of support, hardware replacement and software upgrades for the duration, usually 1 year. To my knowledge, Cisco will not sell you just the software contract. Figure on the whole process taking a few days to over a week, depending on where you buy the SmartNet entitlement. If you need it solely to fix a security issue, sometimes you can get Cisco to send you the patched version. I do not feel guilty about buying a SmartNet contract for one device and then updating all my devices of that same or similar model. Not when I buy a brand new router and a new module, and immediately have to buy a maintenance contract to update the firmware for that module to even be recognized. Or when there is a major bug and again I have to buy a maintenance contract to fix the bug. From: Glen Waldrop Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:45 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying...
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
If all else fails you can usually find the exact IOS filename and md5 on the Cisco website and then grab that file off of Google. *this statement was not approved by Cisco On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Ken Hohhof af...@kwisp.com wrote: Maybe they are needing your advice which version to use? Cisco has two release tracks, M and T. Generally you want the latest M release, unless you need a T release for a specific feature or to support some new hardware module. http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=2106547 *From:* Glen Waldrop gwl...@cngwireless.net *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:30 PM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Thanks guys. They're suppose to have a Smartnet contract. I'll see what the hangup is. - Original Message - *From:* Ken Hohhof af...@kwisp.com *To:* af@afmug.com *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:04 PM *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS I don’t believe that has been possible for some time. When I log into my account, I only have access to software for devices I have under contract. I think some partners and maybe CCIE’s may have access to everything. It used to be a good Cisco reseller would load a router with the release of your choice before shipping, rather than whatever it left the factory with. *From:* Chuck McCown ch...@wbmfg.com *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:59 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Yeah, lots of folks bought something small and cheap to be official and then they had access to the whole treasure chest. Is that still possible? *From:* D. Ryan Spott rsp...@ngc457.com *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:49 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? � Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... � � -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294425-939-0047
[AFMUG] Cisco IOS
My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying...
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
Maybe they are needing your advice which version to use? Cisco has two release tracks, M and T. Generally you want the latest M release, unless you need a T release for a specific feature or to support some new hardware module. http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=2106547 From: Glen Waldrop Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:30 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Thanks guys. They're suppose to have a Smartnet contract. I'll see what the hangup is. - Original Message - From: Ken Hohhof To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS I don’t believe that has been possible for some time. When I log into my account, I only have access to software for devices I have under contract. I think some partners and maybe CCIE’s may have access to everything. It used to be a good Cisco reseller would load a router with the release of your choice before shipping, rather than whatever it left the factory with. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Yeah, lots of folks bought something small and cheap to be official and then they had access to the whole treasure chest. Is that still possible? From: D. Ryan Spott Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? � Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... � � -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
But for what product? The image is different for each platform, so the 2900 image will work on a 2911 or 2921, but does you no good for a 7400 or ASR. Also there might be some caveats upgrading from 12 to 15, there was a major change in how they handled IP Base vs IP Services vs etc., IOS 15 is a universal image and the box determines what features it is licensed to access, whereas previously they had different images. From: Glen Waldrop Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:40 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS He requested v15 and 12. Not even sure what for. Gotta love dragging information out of someone for work. - Original Message - From: Ken Hohhof To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS What product is this for? If it’s an EOL product, you can’t get a maintenance contract, but I think Cisco then makes the software available to all – I forget the details. From: Jeremy Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:04 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS If all else fails you can usually find the exact IOS filename and md5 on the Cisco website and then grab that file off of Google. *this statement was not approved by Cisco On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Ken Hohhof af...@kwisp.com wrote: Maybe they are needing your advice which version to use? Cisco has two release tracks, M and T. Generally you want the latest M release, unless you need a T release for a specific feature or to support some new hardware module. http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=2106547 From: Glen Waldrop Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:30 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Thanks guys. They're suppose to have a Smartnet contract. I'll see what the hangup is. - Original Message - From: Ken Hohhof To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS I don’t believe that has been possible for some time. When I log into my account, I only have access to software for devices I have under contract. I think some partners and maybe CCIE’s may have access to everything. It used to be a good Cisco reseller would load a router with the release of your choice before shipping, rather than whatever it left the factory with. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Yeah, lots of folks bought something small and cheap to be official and then they had access to the whole treasure chest. Is that still possible? From: D. Ryan Spott Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? � Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... � � -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
What product is this for? If it’s an EOL product, you can’t get a maintenance contract, but I think Cisco then makes the software available to all – I forget the details. From: Jeremy Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:04 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS If all else fails you can usually find the exact IOS filename and md5 on the Cisco website and then grab that file off of Google. *this statement was not approved by Cisco On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Ken Hohhof af...@kwisp.com wrote: Maybe they are needing your advice which version to use? Cisco has two release tracks, M and T. Generally you want the latest M release, unless you need a T release for a specific feature or to support some new hardware module. http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=2106547 From: Glen Waldrop Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:30 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Thanks guys. They're suppose to have a Smartnet contract. I'll see what the hangup is. - Original Message - From: Ken Hohhof To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS I don’t believe that has been possible for some time. When I log into my account, I only have access to software for devices I have under contract. I think some partners and maybe CCIE’s may have access to everything. It used to be a good Cisco reseller would load a router with the release of your choice before shipping, rather than whatever it left the factory with. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Yeah, lots of folks bought something small and cheap to be official and then they had access to the whole treasure chest. Is that still possible? From: D. Ryan Spott Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? � Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... � � -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
He requested v15 and 12. Not even sure what for. Gotta love dragging information out of someone for work. - Original Message - From: Ken Hohhof To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS What product is this for? If it’s an EOL product, you can’t get a maintenance contract, but I think Cisco then makes the software available to all – I forget the details. From: Jeremy Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:04 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS If all else fails you can usually find the exact IOS filename and md5 on the Cisco website and then grab that file off of Google. *this statement was not approved by Cisco On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Ken Hohhof af...@kwisp.com wrote: Maybe they are needing your advice which version to use? Cisco has two release tracks, M and T. Generally you want the latest M release, unless you need a T release for a specific feature or to support some new hardware module. http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=2106547 From: Glen Waldrop Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:30 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Thanks guys. They're suppose to have a Smartnet contract. I'll see what the hangup is. - Original Message - From: Ken Hohhof To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS I don’t believe that has been possible for some time. When I log into my account, I only have access to software for devices I have under contract. I think some partners and maybe CCIE’s may have access to everything. It used to be a good Cisco reseller would load a router with the release of your choice before shipping, rather than whatever it left the factory with. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Yeah, lots of folks bought something small and cheap to be official and then they had access to the whole treasure chest. Is that still possible? From: D. Ryan Spott Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? � Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... � � -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
Yeah, lots of folks bought something small and cheap to be official and then they had access to the whole treasure chest. Is that still possible? From: D. Ryan Spott Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? � Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... � � -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047
Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS
I don’t believe that has been possible for some time. When I log into my account, I only have access to software for devices I have under contract. I think some partners and maybe CCIE’s may have access to everything. It used to be a good Cisco reseller would load a router with the release of your choice before shipping, rather than whatever it left the factory with. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS Yeah, lots of folks bought something small and cheap to be official and then they had access to the whole treasure chest. Is that still possible? From: D. Ryan Spott Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco IOS The company you are consulting for should have a SMARTnet contract with Cisco. If they don't then place a call to Cisco and they will sell you a contract via a reseller. If the firmware has a security issue then Cisco will usually allow you to download a patched IOS file version. In my former life I had a very small and cheap Cisco device on SMARTnet. As long as I had a log in I could download all the firmware I wanted for any Cisco device. ryan On 6/16/15 9:45 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote: My cable consult job is asking me for Cisco IOS since his cable support company can't/won't provide it. Is it like UBNT/MT firmware where you can just upgrade or does it require a purchase? � Not a Cisco guy, though I think that goes without saying... � � -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047
