513 terminal emulator -- need beta testers

[nohuhu]

i made some changes to PuTTY telnet/ssh client so it now can understand most of 513 terminal escape codes and keycodes as well -- that means you can use it with definity. i use it myself every day and i'm pleased with it enormously -- i think it's the most handy telnet application ever. but i do need some beta-testing done before i can consider my code stable and give it to putty's author to incorporate into future releases. question is: is there somebody willing to do this beta-testing for me? i'd really be thankful if somebody try how it behaves under different versions of windows and in different environments. unfortunately putty cannot work with serial ports now (but i'm working on it), but you can use it to manage your definity switches via c-lans.

if you think you can help me with it, please download the binary: putty.exe and optionally the registry file with default settings: putty.reg. i think putty's settings are very self-explaining and straitforward, nevertheless i included some defaults as well. to add them, run putty.reg and it will result in windows asking you whether you really want to make changes into registry. in windows nt/2000/xp it will require administrator's rights, though. then just run putty.exe and you'll see default connection set up. change ip address and port to your needs and try to connect.

please contact me if you have any questions. i really hope somebody will try it.

 

[nohuhu]

thicks70,

yes it can be used to connect to intuity lx as well. essentially, this tool is just another generic telnet/ssh client that was taught to understand 513 terminal escape codes to work correctly with avaya switches. nevertheless it can be used with any hardware and software that understands telnet or ssh protocol. this of course means any unix-based avaya products, including switches, ivrs, cms, intuity and so on. by the way, i'm pretty sure that you can connect to your cm2 switch by ssh or telnet to access its command line interface. the essential note here is that all newer switches are linux-based but linux is used only as an underlying support for hardware. so you can connect to linux itself and get its command line, but the communication manager software is completely separate and runs its own telnet service which was changed recently and stopped working correctly with putty. i'm not sure what was changed but i will try to research this issue when i get some time.

p.s. also you can try to access your cm2.2 switch using two steps: first, ssh into the switch and get its command line, then run 'telnet localhost 5023' to connect to communication manager. moreover, i'd highly recommend to always do it this way because it's a great deal more secure. all unencrypted telnet communication stays within the switch linux box itself, and your switch(linux)-management pc connection is via ssh and is encrypted by default, so it's almost impossible to steal your login and password by sniffing. if you know a bit of unix, you can set up this procedure so that you don't have to run 'telnet localhost 5023' every time. more of this, you can even set up the linux firewall so that it will not allow any external connection to the communication manager software, only localhost-initiated ones.

p.p.s. maybe i should write a faq on securing linux-based switches... don't know if it could be interesting to anyone.

 

[pconrad]

I can connect to Definity. However, the navigation keys don't work. I have selected AT&T 513. I am running XP Pro SP2, and Windows 2000 pro. Both do the same thing.

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[RGarcia87]

What is PuTTY and what can it do for me?

 

[PhoneTechMan]

dwalin - by all means, write a FAQ! I for one would be most greatful as I'm not that well versed in Linux or the trick of ssh. I know I could use it. Also, after closer review, not all of my switches are CM2.2. I do have a couple of R11, si's. Finally, how do you use ssh? Thanks in advance.

 

[nohuhu]

richgarcia87,

putty is a free telnet/ssh client. i taught it to work correctly with avaya phone switches so it can be used as a replacement for avaya site administration. as for what it can do for you, you should decide for yourself. if you're happy with asa, then probably nothing worthy.

 

[d00kie]

Has anyone got this to work on a G3r12?

I just get a blank screen, but never a login prompt

 

[nohuhu]

d00kie,

yep, it is a known issue, i'm trying to resolve it. i'm pretty sure putty should work with any linux-based server, but there are some compatibility problems with telnet implementation on the c-lan boards. some firmware versions have problems, some not.

 

[nohuhu]

d00kie,

i think i found a way that might be a solution. in your session settings, on the connection -> telnet page, switch "telnet negotiation mode" field to "passive" instead of default "active". then try to connect your switch.