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I need console software. PuTTY? TFTP? Are these the same thing?
Is there better console software than PuTTY?
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Console software is Putty and the like.
Is there a better option than Putty? Probably not for a beginner. Most of what makes other terminals better are bells and whistles that you probably don't want or need.
https://www.newegg.com/p/12K-04YP-00006?Description=usb%20console%20cable&cm_re=usb_console%20cable-_-12K-04YP-00006-_-Product&quicklink=true
The cable when connected to USB will present itself as a serial port, you use PuTTY to connect to the serial port (=connect to switch/router). Depending your router/switch you should configure the serial settings for that port in PuTTY. An example of how you can configure that is here at the Cisco site:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/smb/switches/cisco-small-business-300-series-managed-switches/smb4984-access-the-cli-via-putty-using-a-console-connection-on-300-a.html
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A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.