How to ssh to MCM to verify Networks
- Ramya Raman
** Firmware version 1.1.9 is compatible with MCM9000 6.2.x onwards; SSH through MCM allows you to check the network connectivity directly from the server and is possible for users that are not admin users.
Please note that when using Firmware version 1.1.9 for the first time, you may encounter the below error message while you SSH via Putty or a terminal as an admin user.
If you are a Windows user, click on Accept and proceed.
If you are a MacOS user, the following text may appear in the terminal after changing the user for ssh:
Use the following command to proceed,
ssh-keygen -R <Hostname or IP Address>
Utilities available from firmware 1.1.9 onwards
Utilities | Description |
ping | A ping (Packet Internet or Inter-Network Groper) is a basic Internet program that allows a user to test and verify if a particular destination IP address exists and can accept requests in computer network administration. |
curl | Transfer data to or from a server, using any of the supported protocols (HTTP, FTP, IMAP, POP3, SCP, SFTP, SMTP, TFTP, TELNET, LDAP, or FILE). |
traceroute | Prints the route that a packet takes to reach the host. |
netstat | Generates displays that show network status and protocol statistics |
nslookup | Discover the IP address or DNS record of a specific domain name |
route | Choose the path of the network for transporting the data packets |
ip | IP stands for Internet Protocol. This command is used to show or manipulate routing, devices, and tunnels. |
ifconfig | The command ifconfig stands for interface configurator. This command enables us to initialize an interface, assign IP address, enable or disable an interface. |
wget | Wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from the Web. |
dig/nslookup | The dig (domain information groper) command is a flexible tool for interrogating DNS name servers. It performs DNS lookups and displays the answers that are returned from the queried name server(s). |
ssh | The ssh command is used to securely log into a remote machine and execute commands on that machine. |
grep | Searches for the pattern specified by the Pattern parameter and writes each matching line to standard output. |
cat | Used to display the content of a file, copy content from one file to another, concatenate the contents of multiple files, display the line number, display $ at the end of the line, etc. |
tail | Prints the last few number of lines (10 lines by default) of a certain file, then terminates. |
ls | Lists directory contents of files and directories. It provides valuable information about files, directories, and their attributes. |
pwd | Writes to standard output the full path name of your current directory (from the root directory). |
cd | Used to change between directories. |
mkdir | Used to create one or more directories specified by the Directory parameter. |
tcpdump | Tcpdump is a command line utility that allows you to capture and analyze network traffic going through your system. Note: Running tcpdump for an extended period may lead to excessive system resource utilization. |
Activate SSH Admin password via MCM GUI
Navigate to System → System Information → System Settings, fill in the SSH Admin Password and click on submit to save changes.
Note: Username to login to the ssh is admin (in lower case a), and the password must be at least 6 characters (only numbers and letters not special characters).