I have an AccessPro sitting in a computer and still
not in my lab. It's an ISA card with 3 interfaces on
the back, 1 ethernet, 1 serial, and 1 aux port. It
runs regular 2500 IOS software but the memory
configuration if I recall is 4/8 and is not
expandable. There are other interface configurations
just like the rest of the 2500 series but none have
more than two routing interfaces.
There is no console port but there is a port called
PCBus (or something like that) that takes com 2 on a
pc. (conflicting stories as to whether one must
disable com 2 in BIOS or not) My PCBus interface is
administratively shutdown right now and I, for some
unknown to me reason, cannot get into privilaged mode
from either aux or ethernet (I type 'enable' and get a
'no password specified' message). During my quest to
solve this problem I have found virtually no
documentation from cisco about this little sucker, no
password reset instructions or anything. Called Cisco
and no help there really so I am just left to
tinkering until I can finally get access to it.
As far as an AccessPro vs. a 2500 series it comes down
to this. If you already know a bit about the
AccessPro you can pick them up used for under $200 and
add another fixed config router (with limited
capabilities and two interfaces) into your network.
With a 2500 or 1600 you get a fixed config router that
you can put larger IOS files onto for at least double
the price. Kind of a toss up if you dont have any exp
or documentation with the APs as documentation on the
2500s and 1600s is abundant.
Ben
--- Drew Simonis wrote:
> I saw this device mentioned on another mailing list
> I
> read as a good item for a home lab. Basically, its
> a
> 2501 on a PC card. I wonder why I haven't seen this
>
> device mentioned in this group as a good piece to
> have.
>
> Are there any issues with this product that make it
> less suitable than a 1601, 2501, etc??
>
> Curious...
> -Ds
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