Recently, my license for Cisco VIRL expired and I wanted to test alternatives to have a lab on my laptop. I got used to install the client and the server parts of VIRL on my laptop, to not have to worry about connectivity when I want to do a lab or a demo to a colleague or a customer. With the exceptional opportunities of the different cloud solutions actually, this is probably not the best solution, but it suits me well for a small lab and I’d like to continue…
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How to setup Cisco VIRL, VM Maestro to use SecureCRT as default terminal
The GUI application to use Cisco VIRL, VM Maestro, comes with a basic internal Telnet and SSH client called “Cisco Terminal”. If, like me, you want to use the rock-solid SecureCRT as terminal emulator client, you need to change the the VM Maestro preferences. VM Maestro configuration Open VM Maestro Go to File and open Preferences Under Terminal, open Cisco Terminal Choose: Use external terminal applications Enter the settings : Telnet command: the location of your SecureCRT.exe Depending on your SecureCRT installation, it could be under: C:\Program Files\VanDyke Software\… or…
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