Most IT pros realize that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is insecure. Transmitted in clear text across a network, Telnet traffic basically publicizes any login usernames and ...

This config file allows users to use Teton providing their credentials (password and 2FA) only once per session. Once they are connected, users can open multiple terminals connected with Teton and ...

When using multiple systems the indispensable tool is, as we all know, ssh. Using ssh you can login to other (remote) systems and work with them as if you were sitting in front of them. Even if some ...

I have two Cisco Catalyst 2960-S 48-port switches "stacked" using the Cisco FlexStack module. Originally I had to set them up using "Express Setup", which I absolutly hate from my limited use of it. I ...

It's story time here in the Paranoid Penguin. Don't worry—the story is a preface to the nuts-and-bolts sort of stuff you've come to expect in LJ. In fact, there are so many nuts and bolts to play with ...

Most IT pros know that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is not exactly a security best practice. Instead, the accepted alternative to Telnet's lack of security is Secure Shell ...