Cisco IOS and the Console Port

One way to connect and configure a Cisco router or switch is through the console port. Basically there is 3 steps when configuring a Cisco switch or router via the console port: 1. Connect a console cable in identify the device. 2. Configure terminal emulator (Minicon). 3. Launch terminal emulator…

podman ❤️ systemd

Use systemd to start podman containers. Container information: Double check the name of the container using the podman ps command.  Use the container name as the unit filename and as the commands for ExecStart & ExecStop  in the unit file. CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 411a6c6be7d8 docker.…

SSH Local Port Forwarding

To use SSH to forward local ports to an address use the -L option. ssh -L [LOCAL_IP:]LOCAL_PORT:DESTINATION:DESTINATION_PORT [USER@]SSH_SERVER * [LOCAL_IP] LOCAL_PORT - the local machine IP and port.  This will be how you connect to the forwarded address * DESTINATION:DESTINATION_PORT…