On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 04:42:19PM +1100, John Griffiths wrote:
> >First off don't use telnet...use ssh instead. Telnet isn't secure at all
> >because
> >it's completely clear text. And yes, there are debs for the ssh system (but
> >you'll need a non-US deb source).
>
> what clients do you recommend?
>
> what command would i invoke? (for instance i've always just done "telnet
> foo.foo.com)
>
> do i need keys established at both ends?
>
> i'd really appreciate this advice.. particularly free windows telnet clients
> (windows desktop, debian servers)
>
You need to have a server and client. "apt-get install ssh"
will get what you need installed on your linux machine. "Putty"
is about the best free windows ssh client I have come across.
You can find a few more at openssh.com
Also there is a handy remote copy program that comes with it
called "scp"
hth,
kent
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