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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.io/

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