Colin Bradford wrote:
>
> IOS(tm) is the name for the software that runs on Cisco(tm) routers,
> switches, and other assorted products. It comprises a user interface,
> routing components, and a whole host of other bits and pieces.
Blah blah blah...I don't think you quite get 'it'.
> > >A Cisco does not run Unix.
> > And you know they did not start off with a unix kernel how?
>
> Some of the ideas are based on Unix. Some on TOPS/20 (telnet /source).
> Some are Cisco inventions.
And you know they did not start off with a unix kernel how?
I'm not saying they did. (Though it's probable) But you can be sure as
shit they at the least referenced one when building their engine. OTOH
there are different brands out their that are KNOWN to be based on
FreeBSD, Linux, and other Unixes.
> The CLI for IOS is designed to enable you to configure a Cisco(tm)
> router. Why do I want to do loops?
Dumb question. "Why do you want more functionality?"
> SSH would be useful, but that's a
> daemon problem, not a CLI one. Note that to backup the entire
> configuration of a router, I type:
>
> write net
> at the enable prompt.
In LRP from the main menu, you type 'b'[enter] 'a'[enter]
(Back menu, Backup all packages) In approximatly 15 seconds I
could make a 'writeall' script that does the same thing without
accessing the menus. Whoppee.
> That's powerful.
Thanks for the compliment. I never thought that part was special.
I always considered the package handling in general more revolutionary.
> That's what I need to do _to configure a router_.
> If I'm smart, I actually execute this by doing a few SNMP Set
> operations, from a cron job.
>
> Key point: A router is not a workstation. The software on a router is
> not designed to run a workstation. It's designed to run a router. And it
> does (IMHO) a damn fine job of it.
You HO is based on the limited mental scope of what the traditional
'router'
should do, instead of what a network appliance could do.
So phooey on you. : P
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