Putty is is a great piece of software. Because it works and it’s free I find it installed on most corporate desktops as the default software for terminal client on Windows but not everyone seems to know how to set the defaults.
Setting the Defaults for PUTTY
The Poor Man’s IOS Traffic Generator
This is a feature that I used to use years ago, but had forgotten about. For some reason, I remembered it today and it is still as useful as it ever was. Read on…
Internets of Interest: 18th Sep
Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 18th Sep:
Cisco Credential Verification Report – Checking Certification Status
I found this in Cisco’s Certification site today. Allows recruiter’s and employers to confirm your Cisco Certification status.
IOS: “Terminal Monitor” On, Off – Logging to Your Terminal
I get asked this question just often enough to post an article. When you have enabled ‘term mon’, how do you turn it off ? How can you tell it’s working ? And so on.
IOS: Console, Terminal, Monitor, VTY – What Is What ?
Sometimes when I talking with other engineers about connecting a console or terminal to a router, they don’t use the right terms. So, here is an article that covers the conventions for the terms console, monitor and terminal.
Rant:Cisco Networkers Virtual – Its Bad, Very Bad.
I went to Networkers in Barcelona last year and got a login to the Networkers Virtual. Frankly, what a pile of utterly misguided marketing hype. It’s unusable and not fit for purpose.
IOS: Clearing an Interface Configuration
You need to clear an interface in IOS but there are a load of configuration elements there. Once command can clear the lot.
IOS: Setting Terminal Window Length
Why does IOS always make you press the ‘more’ key all the time when displaying configs ?
Internets of Interest: 10th Sep
Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 10th Sep:
