Including the mailing list back in the discussion... RiverWind wrote: > I do not seem to have an ssh server installed on my system. How > could I get one, and how extensive would the config process bee? Easy! # apt-get install openssh-server That is all that you need to do. The server will be configured and started automatically. > Thanks so much for your first response; it was quite helpful to say > the least. Glad to help. Bob