Re: PMConsole equivalent for Cisco??

Joe Hartley (jh@metheny.brainiac.com)
Thu, 17 Apr 97 14:24:17 EDT

> > I should probably ask on a Cisco list, but they probably have fewer clues...
>
> I guess not - just take a look at comp.dcom.sys.cisco...

USENET - after years of reading it regularly, I've just about given it up
what with the cross-posting spam and sex stuff. I forgot there are still
tech corners where actual information gets passed around!

> So what? Compared to the command line interface of a PM Ciscos CLI is really
> well done. Ever tried clearing the ARP cache of a PM? Ah.

Haven't done that, never felt the need to.

I don't have too mouch trouble with the PM command line interface. It's
always seemed pretty straightforward, although I'd love it if they could
make the command "route add" instead of "add route" for us UNIX weenies.
I type it backwards every single time!

> 8-)))) I guess you're preferring Windows over Unix.

Hey, them's fighting words! I don't even *own* an Intel-based box.

> As far as I know there are some nifty add-ons to OpenView; even CiscoWorks
> is a nice tool. You might take a look at them.

Thanks for the advice.

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