05-30-2007 03:20 PM - edited 03-05-2019 04:23 PM
How can I configure a cisco router or switch with Linux? What program can replace the Terminal and how do I use it.
05-30-2007 04:45 PM
What flavor of Linux first of all. Second are you talking about console connection or virtual terminal (telnet)?
Nearly all flavors of linux come with a ssh or terminal emulator. You would just need to type in the correct line to connect
05-30-2007 07:38 PM
Is Ubuntu the flavor and I am talking about consolo connection??
05-30-2007 09:12 PM
On most linux distro the program you need is called minicom. I found out about it in a book called Network Administrators Survival Guide, by Deveriya. Highly reccomended -- includes very simple instructions for how to get it going. You may need to add it from the "universe" collection of programs in Ubuntu, can't remember -- then some configuration for baud rate, port, stop bits etc. Good luck.
05-30-2007 09:33 PM
You could also try C-Kermit. We use SUSE Linux (SLED 10) and C-Kermit to do console connections to network devices. There's a debian package available at http://packages.debian.org/ckermit which is probably the one you'd want for Ubuntu.
If you want more info about C-Kermit itself, try http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80.html
Once you've installed it (I'll leave you with that bit since you're already using Ubuntu) it's relatively easy to connect to your devices:
1. Open your terminal shell and su to root
2. Invoke Kermit [prompt:~>kermit]
3. C-Kermit> set line /dev/ttyS0 (or whichever tty your serial connection is on the Linux box)
4. C-Kermit> set speed 9600
5. C-Kermit> set carrier-watch off
6. C-Kermit> connect
You should then be consoled into your switch/device.
Hope it helps - feel free to "Rate" if it does.
Cheers,
Ben.
05-30-2007 10:27 PM
Just looked it up. Here is the procedure in a nutshell (assuming you have already installed minicom):
As root:
minicom -s
Select "Serial Port Setup"
Press "A" to change serial device settings
COM1 = /dev/ttyS0
COM2 = /dev/ttyS1
Change Bps settings to 9600 8N1 (option "E" on menu)
Press Enter to return to config screen.
Select "Save setup as," when prompted give is a name such as "console" or "COM1", whatever floats your boat, then press Enter.
Exit from Minicom.
To use the connection you just configured,just type:
minicom -o console
minicom -o COM1
...depending on how you saved your settings.
05-31-2007 08:06 AM
OK
Now which version of Ubuntu?
Dapper? Feisty?
I think the program you are looking for is Minicom
Depending on what repos you have set up.
try going to regular termainl session and typing
sudo apt-get install minicom
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