Your np-6e cards may not be bad, you may just need newwer IOS to recognise them. If you have another router connect them via the serial cards and tftp new code into the 4000M.
""Gragg Vaill"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I admit to being stuck, I have inherited a 4000M that is blank (no IOS) > and for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get the IOS loaded on > it. The console port is a DB-25 and I do not have a working Ethernet > card for it. I do have a couple np-4t cards though. Speaking of Ethernet > cards for this model, I have a couple np-6e cards that give the > following error on boot up "%nim-2-badnimid: BAD NIM ID". I'm guessing > that means the cards are bad (boy am I glad that they were part of the > inheritance!) and if they aren't, what does the error mean and how would > on go about fixing it? Thanks in advance for your time, I do greatly > appreciate it. > > Gragg Vaill Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=35693&t=35689 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

