On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:42:19 +1100, John Griffiths writes: >>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?
openssh (apt-get install ssh), be sure to have a non-US-source like deb ftp://ftp.at.debian.org/debian-non-US potato/non-US main \ contrib non-free in your /etc/apt/sources.list >what command would i invoke? (for instance i've always just done "telnet >foo.foo.com) "ssh foo.foo.com" if the server has a sshd running. >do i need keys established at both ends? you should, but it´s also possible to use password-authentication. >i'd really appreciate this advice.. particularly free windows telnet >clients (windows desktop, debian servers) I´m fond of teraterm (with ssh-extension), try your favourite search engine (for the ssh-ext., search for "ttssh"). hth, &rw -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Network Engineer | T: +43 1 89933 F: x533 \ \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | KPNQwest/AT | Diefenbachg. 35, A-1150 /
