RE: [cobalt-users] SSH Client

["Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Any recommended SSH Client for Telnet?
Two different animals entirely.
Telnet is evil, passwords are sent "in the clear"
ssh is "secure shell" and the logon plus the entire session is
encrypted.

You have to install ssh on your server first. More information on ssh,
download and install howto's can be found at the URL below. We don't
know what Cobalt product you have, or if you have already installed ssh
and got sshd running or not, but if you don't, this will get you
started:
http://pkg.nl.cobalt.com/

That said, putty is an ssh client, free and available for download here:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

IMHO, a better solution is secure CRT, although it costs money. It must
be paid for with funds drawn on a US bank, and currently costs US$99.00
for a single license. More information on the product can be found here:
http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/index.html

Don't disable telnet until you have established an ssh login. In fact
maintain a telnet connection until you have logged in several times
(from different machines, or else multiple times from the same
machine)Restsart your box, login via telnet first, then ssh to be
absolutely certain.
MAKE SURE sshd starts at bootup! (again, don't disable telnet until you
know sshd will start and you can login after a restart)
If you are not diligent in following these warnings, you will lock
yourself out of your box!!! Don't imagine a serial cable and some
fiddling will get you in. Serial port connections on some Cobalt
products just don't work...period.
Did I mention that you should make sure you can login via ssh before
disabling telnet??? <grin>
NOW disable telnet forever...banish the evil forever.
Good Luck!!!
Groetjes,
-Colin
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Colin J. Raven