Re: Horrid question: ssh or ssl-telnet for Windoze(95)/Doz
There is an ssh client for Windows. Look around, you will find it. I might
start my search at rootshell.com since they seem to have a lot of links to
the manufacturer of ssh. Remember, do not use ssh-2.x, use 1.x.
On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Kenneth Scharf wrote:
>
> From:
> "Chris Evans" <chris@psyctc.sghms.ac.uk>
>
>
> Ugh, this is a horrid question to ask but I'll risk it.
>
> I am happily moving all my heavy internet stuff to Debian (three
> machines: home, old office, new ISP hosted machine). Very, very
> impressed with Debian.
>
> The trouble is that I can't ditch Windoze from my portable for some
> time yet nor do I have space on it for the doze things I need
> (mostly SAS & SPSS) and to put Debian on it too. I'll get space
> some day but .....
>
> .... 'til then I want some secure way to get into my Debian
> machines from that machine when I'm away from home. Does
> anyone else face this? Is there a free or cheap ssh or ssl-telnet for
> this horrid platform or are there other ways of ensuring confidential
> transfers and use of the debian machines?
>
> TIA and seasonal greetings!
>
> Chris
>
>
> Chris Evans, R&D Consultant,
> Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust
>
>
> MY REPLY:
> I have a debian box in my office on the same lan as my windowsNT 4.0
> machine. I can use the telnet program that comes with windows to log
> into my debian machine. It works ok, except that windows telnet does
> a poor job of emulating a linux terminal so come control key sequences
> won't work (IE: don't bother trying to run vi or emacs or even 'less'
> sometimes!). I suspect this could be fixed on one end or the other.
> Now if you are not on a hard wire between the machines some other
> scheme is necessary. Are we talking a dialup connection, or an
> internet based one? The dialup is easy, the windows dialup terminal
> (forget the name) should work fine, just configure the mgetty on the
> serial line at you linux box to look like a vt100 (probably is the
> default).
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