That's the kicker about SSH. I've not seen much about it anywhere, and it proves cumbersome to set up. My first experience was an attempt to set up CVS access for a project I was working on at SourceForge and I never did get that one working right. That particular issue was due to the fact that I had little familiarity with either CVS or SSH at the time.
I think that's one reason Michael has identified SSh pretty well as a useful, easily doable (hah!) how-to document topic. For starting out, here's a suggestion that may be useful for you. First, try to get access to a server that is already using SSH (or at least allows it) for telnet access. Then pick one of the SSH-compatible telnet programs out there and use it to hook up. This is handy for two reasons. The first is that if someone else has it set up as a server already, you're only trying to solve 1 connection problem instead of 2. The second is that a good 99.8% of the connection problems are client side - and you will be apporaching dealing with SSH as an end user would, with minimal knowledge of SSH (as opposed to what happens if you get a server running successfully first). Putty is probably the easiest client to find coming from the Windows side. Another one which has an SSH plugin is TeraTermPro. Both are freely available. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Baldwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday/2002 February 05 18:04 Subject: Re: Secure Windows Connection : Alex -- : : Thanks you for the great response. I guess my next question is, are : there any pre-existing docs out there to help me get started on : implemening VNC over SSH? I have seen many 'proof of concept' docs, but : nothing close to resembling a 'howto'. As I mentioned before, I would : love to document this process, but I, as many others before me, have not : much of a clue as to where to begin on this journey. : : Thanks : : Jeff : : Alex Angelopoulos wrote: : : > I think SSH is the best route to go in general, for a few reasons. : > : > (1) If you set up application A to run over SSH, when people start worrying : > about B through Z it's simple to plug in. : > : > (2) From what I understand, you make almost anything run over SSH. (Take that : > with a chunk of salt, though - I've only done it with about 3 things in the : > past). : > : > (3) As opposed to many other secure connections, it apparently tends to do a : > good job of compressing data. This is based on the ORL/AT&T comments about : > SSH, not broad personal experience. I can tell you that I found several : > console sessions I have runs using SSH to remote systems to be extremely : > peppy. : > : > (4) Usage out there is wide, even though not common. It works for both Unices : > and Windows, of course. : > : > Note that the issue of browser interface is not excluded by using SSH either. : > You can tunnel that through the SSH connection if someone wants to use a : > browser on their end; whatever they use, the packets then get passed out in : > the SSH tunnel. : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Jeff Baldwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > Sent: Tuesday/2002 February 05 17:08 : > Subject: Secure Windows Connection : > : > : > : Ok.. I have seen this topic aeveral times on this list, and each time it : > : seems it has come to a somewhat unclear conclusion (at least in my : > : mind). Finally, I have run into the same road block as many others, I : > : have numerous VNC Servers on 'our' network and the idea of insecure : > : communications across the network is really starting to 'irk' me. : > : : > : With the information I gain/apply here, I will write up a complete howto : > : for securing VNC connections. Ok.. w/ that said, I now have to ask some : > : questions.. : > : : > : What is the 'best' most secure way to communicate w/ VNC Server on a : > : network? : > : : > : Most of my clients are Windows users, however I use ONLY Linux and have : > : many spare Linux boxen that I could use as 'middle men' if neccesary to : > : port forward the SSH connection. : > : : > : So, basically all I'm looking to do here is find out how to secure a VNC : > : connection, should I use the browser interface, ssh, etc..?? : > : : > : Thanks : > : : > : Jeff : > : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : > : To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: : > : 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY : > : See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html : > : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : > --------------------------------------------------------------------- : > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: : > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY : > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html : > --------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: : 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY : See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html : --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
