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Director Of Store It Architecture Network Apply
Job Title: Sr. Network Engineer/Manager
Location: North New Hyde Park New York, NY
Duration: Full time
Interview: Webex
More than 15 year profile.
Sr. Network engineer with good management skills and have Leadership skills will also work with below skill set.
A network engineer might use serial ports for several tasks, primarily related to the configuration, management, and troubleshooting of networking equipment. Here's how serial ports are typically used:
- Initial Device Configuration: Serial ports are often used for the initial setup of network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, and other hardware. This is particularly useful when a device has not yet been assigned an IP address, and network-based access (like SSH or Telnet) is not possible.
- Out-of-Band Management: In cases where the primary network is down, serial ports provide an out-of-band management method, allowing the engineer to access and manage network devices without relying on the main network connection.
- Console Access: Serial ports are commonly used to connect a computer to the console port of a network device. This allows the engineer to access the command-line interface (CLI) directly, where they can execute commands to configure or troubleshoot the device.
- Firmware Updates and Recovery: When updating firmware or recovering a device from a failure, serial ports can be used to upload new firmware or run recovery procedures that require direct device access.
- Debugging and Diagnostics: Serial ports can be used to monitor diagnostic messages and logs that are output by the device during startup or operation, helping to identify and resolve issues.
- Connecting to Terminal Servers: In larger networks, serial ports can be connected to terminal servers, allowing multiple network devices to be managed remotely through a single access point.
Serial connections are often made using RS-232 cables, and network engineers typically use terminal emulation software (like PuTTY or Tera Term) on their computers to interact with network devices through the serial port.
