Great! So we can probably get free updates if they fix a security issue, so what next? Head over to a handy on-line Cisco tool to identify what vulnerabilities are present in the version of IOS you’re running. To verify their entitlement, individuals who contact the TAC should have available the URL of the Cisco document that is offering the update.
If Cisco has offered a free software update to address a specific issue, noncontract customers who are eligible for the update may obtain it by contacting the Cisco TAC using any of the means described in the Contact Summary section of this document. There’s a way to legally obtain an updated version that many people over look, security updates.Īs it stands, CISCO’s security vulnerability policy states that (emphasis mine):Īs a special customer service, and to improve the overall security of the Internet, Cisco may offer customers free of charge software updates to address security problems. It’s safe to say you’ll want to avoid resorting to piracy, Perhaps you don’t want to spend the money on a SMARTnet subscription. Lets say you have a Cisco router that’s running an out of date IOS version and want to get a more recent image. V on Recovering a certificate where the private key is marked as non-exportable.Bryan on Break sequence on a Cisco 1921 ISR.Dave Hope on Time Detectives and Aztecs.ADFS RADIUS Authentication Provider v1.1.Recovering a certificate where the private key is marked as non-exportable.Bypassing copy protection in old RISCOS software.If software was sent, it was theft.ĮDIT: I apologize for using the word "Troll." It's part of my habits of speech, and I used it without thinking of the negative cannotations associated with the board here. If I was guessing wrong, then I apologize. You are not entitled to anything other than what you have payed for. If the company owns a bunch of 2600s and 3600s and that's what they pay support on, then downloading 2500 software is theft. But when you distribute it to anyone else, that's theft. If the company buys the software and gives it to you (like, for training), then that's fine, no foul.I guess.
Do YOU have a contract? If not, it's theft, just like any other software. Your company is entitled to whatever software is provided under their existing contract. Nutz: If your company has a contract, fine. It's the place where you'd have to buy it (other than a VAR/distributer/reseller). Second, Tallgeese gave you the link to find/get IOS for your 2500. Depending on what hardware set your router was bought with, it could have any of dozens of IOS versions (all at different costs.none are free). There are a few products that Cisco provides free software updates/upgrades (Like Aironet).2500 software is NOT free, I don't even think it's free when you buy the hardware. The software download feature of CCO requires that you pay money (like a "Software Contract" or "Maintenance Agreement").
At the very least, the posts presented the appearance of a couple folks swapping Warz (not initially, but later).