FlyTerminal Blog
Notes on terminals, serial consoles, file transfers and the gear that never learned SSH. No fluff — only things you can use on the next callout.
What Is FlyTerminal? One Terminal for SSH, Telnet and Serial on Windows
FlyTerminal is a ~3 MB Windows terminal that speaks SSH, Telnet, RLogin, raw TCP and serial ports in one window, with SFTP, ZMODEM, session groups, a command button bar, HEX monitoring and session logging built in.
PuTTY Alternatives in 2026: 8 Terminal Clients Compared
PuTTY still works, but it has no tabs, no session tree, no usable serial workflow and no built-in file transfer.
SecureCRT & Xshell Alternatives: Affordable Terminal Emulators Compared
SecureCRT and Xshell are the professional standard, and priced like it.
Serial Terminal on Windows: COM Ports, Baud Rates and HEX Debugging
A practical guide to serial consoles on Windows: finding the right COM port, getting baud rate, data bits, parity, stop bits and flow control right, reading raw bytes with a HEX monitor, and fixing the classic garbled-output problem..
ZMODEM on Windows in 2026: Still the Fastest Way Off a Locked-Down Box
ZMODEM is 40 years old and still the easiest way to move a file through a console session.
An SSH Workflow for Network Engineers: Sessions, Buttons, Highlights and Logs
Managing 200 devices with a flat session list is where most terminal setups break.
Debugging Serial Protocols with a HEX Monitor
When a serial device says nothing useful, the bytes still tell the story.
Managing Legacy Devices: Telnet and Serial Access in 2026
UPS controllers, KVMs, old switches, industrial PLCs and baseboard management cards still speak Telnet or serial only.
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