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40 Release Notes for Cisco 2500 Series for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T

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Software Conﬁguration Tips on the Cisco Technical Assistance Center Home

Page

If you have a CCO login account, you can access the following URL, which contains links and

helpful tips on conﬁguring your Cisco products:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/serv_tips.shtml

This URL is subject to change without notice. If it changes, point your Web browser to CCO and

click on this path: Products & Technologies: Products: Technical Tips.

The following sections are provided from the Technical Tips page:

• Access Dial Cookbook—Contains common conﬁgurations or recipes for conﬁguring various

access routes and dial technologies.

• Field Notices—Designed to notify you of any critical issues regarding Cisco products. These

notices include problem descriptions, safety or security issues, and hardware defects.

• Frequently Asked Questions—Collection of the most frequently asked technical questions about

Cisco hardware and software.

• Hardware—Technical Tips related to speciﬁc hardware platforms.

• Hot Tips—Popular tips and hints gathered from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC).

Most of these documents are available from the TAC Fax-on-demand service. To reach

Fax-on-demand and receive documents at your fax machine from the United States, call

888-50-CISCO (888-502-4726). From other areas, call 650-596-4408.

• Internetworking Features—Tips on using and deploying Cisco IOS software features and

services.

• Sample Conﬁgurations—Actual conﬁguration examples that are complete with topology and

annotations.

• Software Products—Cisco IOS Software Bulletins, Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100, General Cisco IOS,

Internet/Intranet Applications and Software, Network Management, Network Protection

Software Tips, and WAN Switching Products and Software.

• Special Collections—Other helpful documents, including Case Studies, References & Request

for Comments (RFCs), and Security Advisories.

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as hyperlinks to related information.