Re: [cobalt-users] SSH Client

["Nico Meijer" <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Colin,

> 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/

I'd prefer the latest rpm from http://www.openssh.com/portable.html over the
package from http://pkg.nl.cobalt.com. I know you're not saying that you
should grab the pkg from the Cobalt site, but nonetheless.

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

Another free option is Tera Term Pro with TTSSH. Search Google for it and
you'll be fine. I've had trouble using joe with putty, so I have it only on
a floppy in case of emergency and I left my laptop at home. ;-)

> 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

Too bad for international users. :-(

> MAKE SURE sshd starts at bootup! (again, don't disable telnet until you
> know sshd will start and you can login after a restart)

Have you had problems with this, then? Just curious, coz I never had any. I
always check with '/usr/sbin/ntsysv' (it's on RedHat, don't know if Cobalt
has it aswell).

> Did I mention that you should make sure you can login via ssh before
> disabling telnet??? <grin>

Ehm, yes. Quite clearly. ;-)

> Groetjes,

Ooh, you're learning fast! :-)

Hopende u hiermee voldoende te hebben geïnformeerd,

Nico Meijer
(sorry, couldn't resist)