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Will NM-1E2W's work in a 2620XM?
Corndork2
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Will NM-1E2W's work in a 2620XM? I was thinking of running one in each of my two 2620XM's and connecting them via crossover T1 cable to simulate vlans and how to configure them.... will this work?
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tiersten
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No. Combo NMs which give you an Ethernet interface and WIC slots don't work at all in a 2600 or 2600XM. -
Optionsdown77
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I found this out the hardway and tiersten is correct. My NM-1E2W and NM-2E2Ws are currently in my 3640.
This may help:
WAN Interface Card (WIC) / Platform Hardware Compatibility Matrix for 1600, 1700, 2600, 3600 and 3700 Series Routers - Cisco SystemsCCIE Sec: Starting Nov 11 -
Optionstiersten
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Whilst the combo NMs don't work at all, the FE NM does work in a 2600XM even though they're not officially supported or listed as compatible. The built in FE port in a 2600XM uses a similar Ethernet chip so it already has the necessary driver built into IOS. I guess there is some NM bus issue or just plain product series differentiation going on here.
Obviously YMMV and don't complain to me if it doesn't work.