[cobalt-users] Re: Advice on SSH

[WebTwo Support <web2support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chad,

Here are my personal opinions on your SSH questions.  I've been running ssh 
pretty much exclusively to connect to a series of remotely located servers 
that we use for about a year now, so I might be a little biased!

Installing SSH (pros):  More secure access -- mainly protection against the 
brigade of hackers that like to run network sniffers and watch traffic for 
login/password sequences.

Installing SSH (cons):  If you're uncomfortable adding things to your 
system from other than a GUI, you might not want to try this.

Where is SSH:
Try http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/packages/security/ssh/ssh-1.2.27.tar.gz for 
a build-it-yourself version
(I've had problems with SSH2, but if you want SSH2, try 
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/packages/security/ssh/ssh-2.1.0.tar.gz)
Or, there's a whole site dedicated to selling SSH software at 
http://www.ssh.com that I would imagine would be easier to install.

Where are dummy instructions:
All the packages I listed come with pretty decent README files on doing the 
installation, but they are by no means "dummy instructions".  One would 
hope that the commerical packages that come on CD would have better docs, 
but no guarantee.

Special telnet applications:
You can't use regular telnet to connect via SSH.  The packages I list above 
all come with SSH clients (the equivalent of a telnet application) for 
Linux.  If you need a good SSH client for the Windows platform, check out 
SecureCRT at http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/index.html.  It is 
time-bombed shareware though.  There are a bunch of other decent 
SSH-enabled clients that you can find by searching for SSH on www.tucows.com.

Hope this info helps!

Chris
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> I am a newbie with my RAQ2 and I telnet into it alot.  I read the topic of
> hacking and it really scared me.  I do have a few questions if you could
> help me.
> Should I install SSH? (pros/cons)
> Where can I get it?
> Where are dummy instructions?
> Do I need a special telnet applications to work with it? (suggestions)
>
> Any and all help is appreciated.
> chad

Regards,
Chris
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