Putty - How to use it?

Stellios

Stellios

Stellios

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Hi,

Just got this to login to our Jaguar server at uni, and its given me the access address for the server, but i cant connect. All im doing is putting the access address into the "Host name (or IP)" window and hitting connect. Do i need to go somewhere else to enter a username and password or anything?

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Putty is basically just Telnet but with some extra features - ability to use ssh secure shell etc. As a result it should just be a case of connecting to the target machine - you have the IP/hostname but are you using the right port & protocol? Once you're connected you should be prompted for an ID then a password.

Are you doing this from a machine which has connectivity to the server in the first place, no firewalls in the way etc?
 
Im trying to connect through our unis network, so its pretty tight id imagine security wise. Ill give it a go when i get home.
 
I'd suggest that you won't have any luck from home but you should be able to from the Uni LAN. Are you getting any specific errors or is the connection just timing out?
 
I know it sounds stupid but it happened to make, make sure the ssh process on the server is running/installed, this had me stumped for half a day till i decided to check
 
Your uni server may be configured to listen for ssh connections on a port other than the default (which is 22). Make sure you have entered the right port.
 
Stellios, have you been specifically told to use putty for this? Is the target server expecting you to connect using ssh to port 22 or is it expecting unsecured telnet to port 23?

Putty will support both but it defaults to ssh to port 22.
 
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Start -> Run C:\bin\putty.exe -l username 123.123.123.123:22 will connect you using the username, ip, and prt supplie, providing the server is running and accepting connections from your machine. Replace C:\bin\ with the path to putty or put putty in your path.

This should be more verbose: putty.exe -v -l username 123.123.123.123:22

Try the manual otherwise: http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/htmldoc/
 
Stelly said:
Anything... like setting up apache, or refining MySql, configuring a server... managing a proxy server... things like taht

Stelly
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Im just wondering, because a mate of mine raves about it, but ive never seen the point in it tbh.
 
BoomAM said:
Im just wondering, because a mate of mine raves about it, but ive never seen the point in it tbh.
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It's remote terminal access, I couldn't do without it.. log into one of my dev boxes to make some MySQL changes, or do a little change to a script using Vi etc.. or even check for updates etc. Plus it's a lot quicker to Putty onto one my my home boxes when sat at work, rather than using VNC for the sake of it. I also only have remote access to one box, and if I need to SSH to another of my boxes at home I feed from there and it's the only "weakness" comng from outside. Of course, it secured up to the neck so it makes it easier in that way :)

TBH if you don't think you need it then you probably don't, it's just another tool that you'll use if/when you need to.
 
With a windows command prompt you cant do much, with a linux/mac command prompt you can pretty much manage the whole system.. once you realise that, you do see the point.

Linux server's normally do not have gui's installed to save memory and resources, so you administer them via a command prompt with SSH. Then, if you have a windows pc that you want to use to access that Linux pc, you can use Putty.
 
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