Linux Terminal vs Putty

[RedTech443]

I would prefer to use the linux terminal to access most avaya systems CLI. However the sat/autosat does not play nicely with terminal. I cannot backspace or do any of the Fuction keys. Other then using putty, how can I fix this?

 

[joe2938]

do you have avaya site administrator?

 

[RedTech443]

I remote into a lot of customers sites, and I prefer to use command line whenever possible and try to avoid using ASA. Since I have switched fully to Linux I can remote into clients easier however when I run autosat / sat, I loose functionality via terminal. So I have to revert to putty. Using putty is one more step in connecting to a site that I am trying to completely eliminate. Just wondering if there is something I am missing about the linux terminal that I need to configure or something.

I am Currently Using Linux Mint 17.
When I connect to a client I am already on a VPN tunnel, I run either of the following commands for example.
- "ssh -C2TnN -D 8888 dadmin@10.1.1.150" (this command gives me a Proxy tunnel to use for my firefox so I can have access to the webpages as well) I forgot what C2tNn does, I would have to look it up again.

or I use

- "ssh dadmin@10.1.1.150" ( just a simple way to access the system with no proxy )

Either way once I am in I sometimes need to get to the SAT and do some commands, would be nice to have a backspace key and a few others, when I load sat I need to use putty sorta defeats the purpose of linux

 

[joe2938]

Totally opposite here, always prefer a gui interface than a command line

 

[kyle555]

tutty is a version of putty with some feature keys that might work a bit better

 

[AvayaTier3]

Linux terminal? What is that? xwindows?

Have you tried 25X80 Linux window and login to SAT using "sunt"

Line 25 gets you labels for function keys.

A great teacher, does not provide answers, but methods to teach others "How and where to find the answers"

bsh

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[dialtonebone]

I use PuTTy every day to access CM systems. My recommendations for PuTTy usage:
Set the backspace key to to Control+H (not Control+? - putty default)
When logging in, type sat, then terminal type "sunt". This allows me to use the F keys we all know and love.
Last bit: change the window height to 25 columns instead of 24. This will show a legend of the F keys at the bottom of SAT.


If you are trying to get in from your shell, default ssh settings usually work for me just fine.

 

[RedTech443]

Linux Terminal, it is called many things depending on the Linux distro you are using, In mint it is called terminal, some call it console or Konsole. It is just the command line interface for linux / unix.

Hitting any of the function keys such as F1, brings up the help window for linux itself not very useful for Avaya stuff, the others do various linux stuff not related to the SAT.

I have tried everything for it to work, only thing I can get to work so far is CTRL+H for backspace at least.

 

[AvayaTier3]

From you terminal window:

which xterm
/usr/bin/xterm

linux2 [966]-> which xterm
/usr/bin/xterm

linux2 [967]-> /usr/bin/xterm -tn xterm -g 80x25+0+130


From the xterm window try:

linux2 [968]-> ssh -p 5022 dadmin@cm_ip_address

System: Standard          Software Version: R015x.02.1.016.4

Terminal Type (513, 715, 4410, 4425, VT220, NTT, W2KTT, SUNT): [513] sunt

A great teacher, does not provide answers, but methods to teach others "How and where to find the answers"

bsh

40 years Bell, AT&T, Lucent, Avaya
Tier 3 for 30 years and counting
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[mdefedele]

Edit --> Profile Preferences -or- right-click in the black space of the terminal --> Profiles --> Profile Preferences. Do you have any options for Keyboard and/or backspace entry. The backspace is actually CTRL-H so you'll need to setup a profile properly to use Linux Mint Terminal. By the way here is a list of the other F-key setups to use as well.

~Shift F1: string("\033OP") \n\
~Shift F2: string("\033OQ") \n\
~Shift F3: string("\033OR") \n\
~Shift F4: string("\033OS") \n\
~Shift F5: string("\033OT") \n\
~Shift F6: string("\033Or") \n\
~Shift F7: string("\033OV") \n\
~Shift F8: string("\033OW") \n
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