Cisco – Which network module i can use with cisco 2610 router

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I have cisco 2610 router but it has only one ethernet interface.

I want to add more Fastethernet interface on it.

But i don't know which network module is for that router.

can anyone please guide me

Best Answer

There are no FastEthernet WICs (only HWICs), and none of the 10/100 network modules are officially supported for the 2600 series (except the 2691 in some cases). While at least one person has reported getting an NM-1FE-TX working in a 2620, the bigger problem you have is that the 2610 has limited throughput capacity, and the benefit you'll see with a 100 Mbps interface over 10 Mbps will depend greatly on your configuration and the type of traffic you push through it. You may be better off looking for an NM-1E or NM-4E 10 Mbps card, both of which are definitely supported on the 2600 series.

Also, bear in mind that this platform and these modules are well past EOL, so you'll likely need to source parts from the used/refurb market.

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Cisco – How to configure router on stick with cisco router

Yes, it is possible.
You are doing something wrong, most likely tagging frames on the router but the trunk has VLAN 1 as native.

To confirm what your trunking settings are use:

show interfaces trunk

I like to keep the subinterface IDs matching the VLAN number although it is not required. Use a configuration like:

! Switch
! Port to Laptop
interface Fax/x
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 1
spanning-tree portfast
description Port to PC
! Port to Netgear
interface Fax/x
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 1
spanning-tree portfast
description Port to Netgear
! Port to Cisco router
interface Fax/x
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree portfast trunk
description port to Cisco router

For the router:

! Router
! Port to switch
interface E0/0.1
encapsulation dot1q 1 native
ip add 192.168.0.70 255.255.255.0
description VLAN1 to Netgear
interface E0/0.10
encapsulation dot1q 10
ip add 192.168.10.70 255.255.255.0
description VLAN10
interface E0/0.20
encapsulation dot1q 20
ip add 192.168.20.70 255.255.255.0
description VLAN20
ip routing
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1

Obviously replace IP with your desired IP in the subnet.

Cisco – How to upgrade the IOS on Cisco 2610 with 12.3

If you can't find 12.3 image that fits in the 8MB flash partition, you'll need to repartition the flash with no partition flash in the configuration mode. Then format it as one big partition, which should give you 16MB of space, and finally put some 12.3 IOS image on it which should then work fine.

Ah, and BTW, the IOSes tend to reserve some space, and if you're fighting with pushing every available bit to use, erase the flash in this manner:

erase /no-squeeze-reserve-space flash:

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