Installing or upgrading the IOS on a Cisco 3725 involves:

A. Yes. Do not attempt on 3745 (needs c3745 images) or 2691 (different architecture).


What you don't get: No wireless controller, no Nexus features, no 10 Gigabit Ethernet (obviously), no VXLAN. This is classic ISR (Integrated Services Router) functionality before the ISR G2 era.


Here is the reality that many GNS3 tutorials gloss over: Cisco IOS is proprietary, licensed software. The filename above is under copyright by Cisco Systems. Distributing it via file-sharing sites violates Cisco’s End User License Agreement (EULA).