*nix terminal client

[Daz]

Random question for the nix geeks - what do you use to make a terminal/serial connection, to a router or some such device, from a shell?

I was down working in a lab last week with some routers, and stuck the laptop into buntu so I could fiddle with some fiddly things easier. I soon wanted a console connection to a router and realised the occasion had never presented itself before and I wasnt sure what tool to use

I ended up wine'ing Putty which I had on a USB stick. Worked like a charm but I dont want to come out of a shell in future!