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 ...

The “logging synchronous” command stops any message output from splitting your typing. The “exec-timeout” command just sets the time-out limit on the line from the default to “10″ minutes. Testing ...

%LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0, changed state to up %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0, changed state to up % Login disabled on line 2, until ...

Network security relies heavily on passwords. Cisco routers use passwords to ensure that only "trusted" users can perform certain services. In this Daily Drill Down, Todd Lammle takes you on a journey ...

For some reason my Cisco 2600 router sometimes refuses telnet connections. It becomes a real problem when I want to get in to change anything. <BR><BR>I can fix it by power cycling it, but I was ...

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 ...