And the new Universal IOS images definitely have the capability to call home.I suspect you could find them over on one of the illegal file sharing sites - but I can not ever advise that - you never know WHAT you might get in addition to the IOS files.
Please do not be offended if folks here ignore your request for these files. Similarly, if they have any service contracts with cisco, you can just download them from cisco.com. I dont know how the licensing works for that. There are a lot of switches, routers, and firewalls out there that, although not the latest, are still quite functional. Not legitimate. Cisco Router Ios Image Gns3 Vm License For TheCisco Router Ios Image Gns3 Vm Software That MakesThat said, I carefully reviewed the license for the software that makes my car work and its not transferable either so in some cases buying a used car is just as illegal (technically -- no court would ever entertain that you did something illegal with regard to software licensing in buying a used car). I expect the automobile manufacturers lawyer wasnt a software licensing specialist and used a lot of boiler plate text from somewhere else without actually realizing the real implications. There have been reports of compromised IOS images making the rounds. Youd think that Cisco would buy GNS3 and sell it of market it. That little guy is going to pay for his CCNA (and maybe a CCNP) and chances are hell be drinking at least some of the Cisco kool-aid for the rest of his networking life. Ill bet Cisco bank on getting more sales from on-boarding Cisco acolytes than they would if they were seen to be harsh with people who, at the end of the day are likely to recommend and use MORE Cisco kit and not less. At the end of the day if a business (or whatever) buys a bit of Cisco gear, who is going to be making money Chances are Cisco are in for a windfall somewhere along the line whether its a licencefeature upgrade, a module or WIC purchase or (now that the business has taken the Cisco plunge) they buy new gear from an actual Cisco re-seller with all the bells and whistles. I firmly believe Cisco turns a blind eye to a lot of this grey market activity in pursuit of the greater (for them) good. Doesnt do us Cisco engineers who need lab gear any harm either. All in all I think if Cisco were to start firing law suits across the globe to protect their IOSs (especially old IOSs) would do them a great deal of harm indeed. Grey market gear is not illigal you just wont get support and its frowned apon. Cisco Router Ios Image Gns3 Vm Update Their EquipmentCisco has to update their equipment if there is a vulnerability it says so on their site. Ive had a grey market lab of about 20 bits of Cisco gear for over 10 years and its ALL been on the internet continuously for about 5 years. I am a Cisco CCNP so I do resemble a network engineer and indeed that is my job title. Nothing bad has ever happened to me (well not at Ciscos hands at least.). That said, recent changes to IOS and feature licencing mean it may be harder to copy an IOS images whilst retaining all the features.
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