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Originally Posted by sherman
You can give meaningful names to OpenSSH connections. In my %userprofile%\.ssh\config file I have the following for my Aura H2O:
Code:
Host koboh2o
HostName 192.168.1.194
User root
And can connect using:
Not sure what you mean by scrollback buffer in this particular instance.
But yeah, I don't think there's an in-built option for serial consoles, so... |
I don't need to set a host name for the connection in Putty. Once I have established the connection to a device, I save the connection and give it a name such as PA3260-A and PA3260-B, Serial Com4 (a serial/USB plugged into USB port 1), etc.
And working with Cisco, HP/Aruba/Nimble, Palo Alto, etc., there are times when a serial connection is the only way to go. Nothing like a Cisco 3750 deciding to glitch it's configuration to make you appreciate a serial console and have extreme dislike for a cell phone.
As for the scrollback buffer? Simply that I can page backwards for the number of lines I specify in Window/Lines of scrollback. My usual setting is 4096. It's handy when you are trying to view the entire configuration output where some of our switches run to over 2000 lines. Set "terminal length 0" (Cisco), "show run" and then page back to the good bits. It reduces the swearing at the gentleman who got over-enthused in segmenting the network.