Cisco lab with Mac book pro..

Ok I've made the big move from Pc to Mac....but I'm not sure how to set up my mac to with with my routers.....Would I need any software?......

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NotHackingYou

I used a Windows 7 VM with puTTy and a usb to console. I would assume that you could connect a usb to console to the mac and simply use terminal and ssh.

Edit:
This was on a 2012 rMPB 15"

optimistmind

Thanks mate where did you get your PuTTy from....I'm not sure what version I should use...I'm running Win.7

instant000

I usually download Putty from this site:
PuTTY Download Page

I saw this (don't have a MAC to test this on, so can't vouch for the instructions):
Putty Equivalent for Mac OS X | UnixNewbie.org

shodown

Iterm2 works very well its acutally what I use most of the time with Jelly Fish SSH that launches the seesions. It can be buggy at times. I also have SecureCRT for MAC its 100 bucks, but works like a champ. For notepads I use Jedit works great for configs.

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nerdydad

shodown wrote: »

I also have SecureCRT for MAC its 100 bucks, but works like a champ.

SecureCRT, worked best for me, if you are a student, you can get it for 20 bucks.

down77

Agree with shodown and nerdydad, you can't beat SecureCRT!

On my MBP I use SecureCRT and iTerm2. I also have a Fusion VM with many of my other utilities in it such as Solarwinds Engineer Toolset, DCNM, Omnipeek, Visio, etc. as some software just doesn't run native on a Mac.

GOZCU

i have macbook, and i do love to use "minicom" . it is free

thehourman

I used SecureCRT to SSH to my console server, but if I have to console from MBP straight to my Cisco devices, I use Linux distro with minicom.

GOZCU

minicom is available for macbook too since OSX is a unix flavor.

NotHackingYou

Glad to see so many Mac users here!

networkjutsu

I use MBPR at work and I have SecureCRT and iTerm2 installed. Gotta love iTerm2 especially when you're dealing with FEX's a lot. It allows you to issue commands on two screens simultaneously.

At home, I don't use my late 09 MBP a lot when labbing so I don't have anything installed. I can always use Terminal. If I need to console to a router/switch, I can always use screen command for that.

down77

CarlSaiyed wrote: »

Glad to see so many Mac users here!

The majority of the Cisco SE employees that I have met use a 15" MBP.