Feature Request - Custom Telnet port

Question

I do not know if this is in the beta, but we can certainly use the ability to be have "user defined" tcp port number for using Telnet to manage equipment connected with Terminal Servers (mostly Digi in our environment).

The terminal servers have one ethernet port with IP address.  Then each port on the Digi can be accessed via telnot on a dedicated TCP port:

e.g. Devic IP address 192.168.0.1 then each terminal port can be accessed c:	elnet 192.168.0.1:2101 ~ 192.168.0.1:2115 etc.

In other cases, we have a few "unique" sites that we can not access the Cisco router directly to manage the configuration.  Instead we have to use a shared analogue line through a Digi that is connected to a router's console port, and other on-site equipment.

-Dale

SamuelB · Answer

The Cisco terminal servers require the use of separate TCP ports too. In fact, any terminal server I have ever used makes use of multiple ports rather than multiple IP addresses. I am not sure what device(s)/whom the unique IP addresses solution helps.

dbatten · Answer

This helps, but we still need the ability to specify a TCP port.

To clarify my understanding of your reply, the attached device(s) to the terminal server require unique IP addresses?

Most of the Digi terminal servers in our environment have their terminal ports connected to non-IP equipment.  Each port on the Digi terminal is accessed by the IP address of the Digi terminal server and a TCP port for each terminal port on the Digi terminal.  There is also a SNMP MIB for each terminal port.

Ideally we would like the option to have Cirrus open a telnet session for each "TCP port" on the terminal server.

Later,
Dale

Haley · Answer

Within the next release, you will be able to connect to a device through a Terminal Server if the devices are configured to have different IP Addresses.  For example, if you telnet to a 10.10.199.1, enter the username and password on the Terminal Server, hit enter twice, the screen moves to the connected device, and you type enable and the password, then you will be able to manage this device in Cirrus v4.0.  I will post a feature request to be able to specify a tcp port number when connecting to a device.