Can you use

[cjtharpkc]

Can you use a 2500 series router as a firewall?

[rsmith]

There are Firewall IOS versions for the 2500 series, if you have access to the download center. But, since this router series is past end-of-life, and because it has limited memory and processing power, I would not recommend this model to run firewall services. (It would also be fairly limited on the firewall services it would provide). Hope this helps.

[cjtharpkc]

I want to start working on my ccna so I start toward the cvoice and all the other call manager certs. I didn't know if i should just buy the 2 2500's or wait 1 or 2 mounths then I will have 2 2600 I can use from work for free. I am trying to decide if it is worth the wait.