06-28-2010 12:36 AM - edited 03-06-2019 11:46 AM
I am new to Cisco switches and I have purchased a Catalyst 2948G (WS-C2948G used on Ebay and while trying to download documentation on it from Cisco I am finding Catalyst 2948G-GE, 2948G-TX, 2948G-L3. How do I know which one I have? There is no image loaded to it so I don't know if it is a router or just a switch. When I remote to it all I get is rommon. Any help would be appreciated.
06-28-2010 01:01 AM
I am new to Cisco switches and I have purchased a Catalyst 2948G (WS-C2948G used on Ebay and while trying to download documentation on it from Cisco I am finding Catalyst 2948G-GE, 2948G-TX, 2948G-L3. How do I know which one I have? There is no image loaded to it so I don't know if it is a router or just a switch. When I remote to it all I get is rommon. Any help would be appreciated.
Check out the below cisco 2948G-GE-TX seires image from front panel:-
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps606/products_data_sheet09186a00801cfafe.html
Check out the below link for recovering from rommon mode for 2948 switches
Hope to Help !!
Ganesh.H
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07-01-2010 03:39 PM
Thanks for your reply. It does not look like the
GE-TX in the example you provided, and I already have downloaded the configuration documnet but I don't get the login to start the configuration because no image is installed. So I am trying to figure out which image should be installed? Thanks for your help. Dave
07-01-2010 03:42 PM
You need to read the 2nd link Reza's posted:
Check out the below link for recovering from rommon mode for 2948 switches
http://cisco.biz/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2948gand4908g/12.0_10_w5_18e/configuration/guide/init_cfg.html#wp1028303
06-28-2010 01:02 AM
Hi Dave,
Since it boots to rommon that means the device does not have any image on it. If you want to use it as a layer-2 switch just download the image for 2948G-GE but if you want to use it as a layer-2 and layer-3 device then download 2948G-L3. You need a CCO account to be able to download an image.
HTH
Reza
07-01-2010 03:41 PM
Hello, Thanks for your reply. So if I am understanding your reply, I can
either download a router image, or a switch image? How do I know if the router hard
ware is installed? I received another reply stating my model is a sw
itch only? Thanks, Dave
06-28-2010 04:30 AM
Somewhere on the switch there is usually a sticker saying what the exact model it is . If its the exact model you say it is then its a layer 2 switch only that only runs catos , not IOS and is not convertible .It has no layer 3 functions. The 2948G runs the catos 4000 image . The unit has been EOL since 2008 and the last image they made for that is cat4000-k8.8-4-11-GLX.bin .
07-01-2010 03:45 PM
Hi, Thanks for your reply. Yes the model from the sticker is
WS-C2948G. Another reply said I could download either a switch image or a router image. Not sure if that is true? The store I purchased it from is supposed to help but I was trying to get it done sooner. Thanks for the reply. Dave
07-01-2010 03:47 PM
I contacted the place of purchase and they are going to help me install an image, so I will wait for that to happen. Thanks for the help,
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