February 8, 2008
Goodbye SecureCRT - Hello Putty!!!
First off, let me say thank you to all who responded to the previous post on my qualms spending $99 for SecureCRT. An extra thank you to whomever suggested Putty CM!
This utility is so cool, I thought I'd create an extra post about it for those who missed the last thread. Now, without a doubt, SecureCRT takes the cake for the number of features, smoothness, and so on...but if you're just looking for these basic features, you gotta check this program out:
- Saved connections / passwords
- Tabbed windows / session management
- Scripted logins
Here's a screencap of what I've got so far:
**Note...the black squares are mine to protect the innocent :o)
Now here's the scoop: The Putty Connection Manager essentially puts a "shell" around the actual Putty program.
The shell is what adds all the SecureCRT-like functionality to the Putty program itself. I'm not saying this program is perfect...there's already a couple glitches that bug me, but for the most part...it does everything I need it to do for...(drum roll please) FREEEEEEE!!
So here's the links to get you started:
Putty Connection Manager
Putty itself
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January 22, 2007
New and Improved TFTP Server
I never thought a TFTP program would come along that could dethrone my freeware 3Com TFTP/FTP/Syslog/coffee maker program I've been using for years...but the day has finally come. I've found a TFTP program that does two INCREDIBLE things:
1. Overcomes the 32MB file size limit of all other TFTP programs in existance (a definite plus for the new ISR Cisco routers that have huge IOS files).
2. Has ZERO install. It's a downloadable .EXE that just runs in windows with no setup.
SWEET!
The program is called tftpd32 by Dr. Jounin. You can download it from his website (http://tftpd32.jounin.net/tftpd32.html) or I have the latest version (released Jan 21, 2007) downloadable here.
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July 22, 2006
Finally a GUI Worth Posting About!
Anyone that has worked with Cisco for any amount of time knows that they're definitely not a GUI company. Their command line interface is beautiful, but for the folks who want a point-and-click setup, one look at CiscoWorks will cause them never to buy a piece of Cisco gear again.
Thankfully, the competition has forced Cisco to create a point and click GUI that works quite well, it's called Cisco SDM. SDM has been out for quite some time, but I'm mentioning it now becuase I feel it's finally a "complete" product. The original SDM versions required you to copy it into a router's flash memory and run it remotely. This would cause everything to load slowly initially and ate up quite a bit of flash memory for those that were running slim.
The modern SDM version allows you to install it locally on a PC (Windows, of course...someday I'm hoping Cisco will break away from that paradigm and make something for my MAC) and manage any modern router (2600, 3600, 1700, 1800, etc...) remotely. Since it's installed on the local PC, it runs much faster and doesn't require you to install ANYTHING in the remote flash. You don't even need a CCO login to download this utility.
To obtain it, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/sdm.
Of course, you realize, REAL cisco admins still use the command line :o).
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