WIC-E1NET Problem with 2610

netstat

Guys,

I have purchased a Cisco 2610 (2600 series) recently, that comes with 1 ethernet Port! I have managed to obtain an WIC-1ENET (10M/bit) card from work to test it with the router. For some reason the router refuses to see it, and gives me the following error.


Press RETURN to get started!


00:00:05: %PQUICC-1-UNKNOWN_WIC: PQUICC(0), WIC card has an unknown ID of 0x39
00:00:07: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0/0, changed state to up


I have searched other sources on the net - including the Cisco web site, and all it says is that this error is due to running an IOS less than 12.2. Now i tried it with v12.2 and v12.3, and yet the same error has be displayed. The card is specifically designed for Cisco 1700 and 2600 - it even says it on the booket which comes with the Card! I ran out of ideas.. any one has another to try it out? At this point a router with one ethernet 10Mbit port is not what i call very useful!

Thanks ppl!

forbesl

Paste the "sh ver" output from your router in this thread....

wildfire

Where did u find info about the 2600 supporting the wic-1enet?

I was always under the impression that it was solely for the 1700 series.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps221/products_data_sheet09186a0080088714.html

the Ethernet WIC offers a cost-effective method for expanding the capability of the Cisco 1700 series router.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a008007cb78.html

WIC-1ENET Interface Card Router Processor Requirements
The MPC 860 microprocessor (revision B5 or later) in the Cisco 1700 series router is required for using the WIC-1ENET card.

and finally read this one


http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_mod/cis2600/hw_inst/wic_inst/wic_doc/prepwanm.htm

As you can see the only platforms supporting the Wic-1ENET are

WIC-1ENET
Cisco 1721
Cisco 1751
Cisco 1760

keenon

i'll try it tomorrow with a 2620

forbesl

Wildfire hit the nail on the head (I shoulda checked that). If you need just a single additional ethernet interface, you'll need a NM-1E:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_relevant_interfaces_and_modules.html

Although we do have some conflicting info from Cisco:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a008007cb78.html#wp1023482

This is a 2600 hardware installation guide for WIC-4ESW Card AND WIC-1ENET Interface Card. Although the document itself mentions on 1700 series routers.....strange :

I'd be willing to bet it doesn't support it (especially since that card isn't even an option to select in the Cisco Software Advisor for the 2610 router).

netstat

there goes the Show ver:

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.2(34), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 01-Mar-06 20:31 by pwade
Image text-base: 0x8000808C, data-base: 0x80A1E9A4

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 0 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:c2600-i-mz.122-34.bin"

cisco 2610 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x203) with 45056K/4096K bytes of memory
.
Processor board ID JAD05310FL9 (2398897751)
M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2012

Since the manual says also for 2600 i thought it would work fine on it too- but on the other hand, the booklet is a collective manual of all wic cards- sooooo...... about the NM-1E: - i just think that is a little pricey! but i probably have to go for that!!


thanks for the help guys... much appreciated!

forbesl

netstat wrote:

there goes the Show ver:

I apologize. I should have told you not to worry about posting the "sh ver". I was going to look up your IOS in the Software Advisor, but it won't do any good since the 2600 won't support that WIC.

netstat

heh... since i am searching for another solution, i am considering another module to purchase..

NM-1E2W

now check this out!

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/107/nm-e2w.pdf


First the doc says 2600 is supported than later on in that table, none apply to 2600s !!!!

and something weird also here:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps274/products_tech_note09186a00800b1155.shtml


this router is gonna become a dust collector or a large paper weight!

wildfire

nm1e2w will not work with the 2600's, if you want an extra ethernet you need nm-1e. Only others it supports are wan only such as nm-4a/s etc,

Why does this mean u cannot use the router, provided you are running 12.1 Plus or later the ehternet port supports 802.1Q and you can add WIC's to the onboard wic slots to add wan functionaity such as wic-1t

netstat

yeah.. spent the day testing over testing.. and come up with the same conclusions.

Thanks guys!