Summary

This chapter introduces the network administrator to the basic tools used for configuring and maintaining Cisco devices. These tools are part of the fundamental steps involved in the process of Cisco network administration. The network administrators should be able to perform the following tasks:

• Use MS-Windows and Linux-based tools to establish a console connection to Cisco devices

• Use MS-Windows and Linux-based tools for Telnet and SSH connections to Cisco devices

• Use Java-enabled web browsers to configure Cisco devices

• Deploy MS-Windows and Linux-based TFTP and FTP servers to maintain configuration images and operating system images for Cisco devices

Table 1-11 provides a list of the network administration tools covered in this chapter.

Table 1-11. List of Tools Used in This Chapter

Tool	Features	OS	Website/Details
HyperTerminal	Terminal emulation	Windows	Comes pre-installed with Windows OS
HyperTerminal Private Edition (HTPE)	Terminal emulation with Telnet client and ability to run macros	Windows	http://www.hilgraeve.com
Minicom	Terminal emulation with macros	Linux	http://freshmeat.net/redir/minicom/6437/url_homepage/minicom
GtkTerm	GUI-based terminal emulation with macros	Linux	http://www.jls-info.com/julien/linux/
PuTTY	SSH client	Windows	http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
SSH Secure Shell Client	SSH client	Windows	http://www.ssh.com/
PIX Device Manager (PDM)	GUI based configuration and administration of Cisco PIX firewall	Web-based	http://www.cisco.com
Solarwinds TFTP server	TFTP server	Windows	http://www.solarwinds.net
3COM TFTP server	TFTP server	Windows	http://support.3com.com/software/utilities_for_windows_32_bit.htm
Linux TFTP server	TFTP server	Linux	http://www.rpmfind.net/
vsFTP server	FTP server	Linux	http://vsftpd.beasts.org/
Microsoft FTP server	FTP server	Windows	Part of the Microsoft Windows NT/200X server