Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Top 5 Freeware tools for Cisco Network Administrators

Well an excerpt from the Q1 Cisco Packet Magazine

1. Putty for SSH access (putty.nl)
2. PumpKIN TFTP server (http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin)
3. Kiwi Syslog server (kiwisyslog.com)
4. Nmap Network scanner (nmap.com)
5. Protocol Analyzer or Network Analyzer (www.ethereal.com)

My take and what I use

TFTP Server?
1. Solarwinds TFTP Server (www.solarwinds.net)
2. 3COM TFTP Server (www.3com.com)

Console Access?
1. minicom in linux/unix
2. SecureCRT (www.vandyke.com)

Scratch paper?
1. Windows notepad
2. UltraEdit for blazing fast search and replace (www.ultraedit.com)

SIP SoftPhone?
1. Xten (www.xten.com)

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