Getting IOS on some Cisco Routers

In this video we'll have a look at two Cisco routers, a 2620 and a 2951. Both of them don't have a copy of IOS on them, so they drop right into ROMMON over the serial console. We'll get IOS transferred to the 2620 via a TFTP server and to the 2951 on via a USB stick. Before firing up the TFTP server I'll do some housekeeping in the retro rack and reconfigure a bunch of networking gear and patch panels to make things better. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #cisco #networking Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Main mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Desk mic: https://amzn.to/3ye8BsV Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra, but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally ordered 00:00 Intro 00:50 Cisco 2621 and 2951 Router Issues 03:00 Cisco 2621 Overview 03:54 T1 and Serial Connections 06:59 ROMMON on the 2621 11:07 Reconfiguring the Retro Rack 20:52 Fixing the 2621 28:44 Cisco 2951 Overview 32:00 ROMMON on the 2951 35:10 Booting IOS from a USB Stick 39:16 Final Thoughts