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Video of Raspberry Pi WiFi Console Server in Cisco CCNA course by Keith Barker - The OG of IT channel, video No. 83 free certified online
Get access to your home lab network console ports, from your desk! No more moving computers around, just to get close to the gear.
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02:00 Why remote terminal services are so important
03:00 Details of the configuration involved
04:15 Which cables were tested
05:00 How a terminal server works
06:00 Editing the file to use the correct ports
07:00 How to use the Raspberry Pi terminal server
07:50 Make sure the ser2net is running after each reboot
08:30 How to set the IP addresses statically
10:15 Physical labeling
11:00 How to set up SecureCRT and Putty
12:10 A Happy Moment for Keith!
13:30 Tips to avoid problems
Exact steps used in this video
Raspberry Pi Terminal Server
[O/S]
Raspberry Pi OS 2020-05-27
[S/W]
Raspberry Pi Imager v1.3
[H/W]
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B (with WiFi dongle)
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
[Cables Tested]
Old USB to 9 Pin Serial
USB to Console cable
Gearmo 4 Port USB to Serial
[Update/Install S/W]
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get install telnet -y
sudo apt-get install telnetd -y
sudo apt-get install ser2net -y
[Verify USB #]
lsusb
dmesg
dmesg grep tty
[Edit Serial to Net Software to match USB#]
sudo nano /etc/ser2net.conf
2001:telnet:600:/dev/ttyUSB0:9600 8DATABITS NONE 1STOPBIT banner
2002:telnet:600:/dev/ttyUSB1:9600 8DATABITS NONE 1STOPBIT banner
2003:telnet:600:/dev/ttyUSB2:9600 8DATABITS NONE 1STOPBIT banner
2004:telnet:600:/dev/ttyUSB3:9600 8DATABITS NONE 1STOPBIT banner
[Save and Exit]
Ctrl+x
y
[Enable ser2net each reboot]
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
/usr/sbin/ser2net -n
exit 0
Ctrl+x
y
[determine IP address]
ip addr
eth0, and/or wlan0
[configure static IP for wlan0 or eth0]
sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf
interface wlan0
static ip_address192.168.1.X/24
static routers192.168.1.1
static domain_name_servers192.168.1.1 8.8.8.8
Ctrl+x
y
[Enter]
sudo reboot
Set your terminal emulator (putty, SecureCRT, etc)
telnet 192.168.1.x 200x
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