What to Use to Console into Network Hardware from a Linux Shell

There are numerous applications that will allow you to connect to the serial port of a router, switch, load balancer, or other network device. I found the easiest application to use is the trusty old minicom. Minicom is very plain and has an easy configuration which is why I prefer it.

The man page calls minicom a “friendly serial communicator program”.

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