[Sunhelp] Important Ports on Solaris.

[Jonathan Eisch]

What do I need to run on both sides?  Will a standard telnet program
(like that 'thing' that comes with windows95) be able to use ssh?  Or do
I need a special client software?

-Jonathan

dhansen at zebra.net wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, jeisch at boku.net wrote:
> >Secure is good, but I need to be able to access my files.  Not allowing
> >telnet and FTP would be contrary to my goals.
> >-Jonathan
> 
> >> > ----------
> >> > From:         Doug McLaren[SMTP:dougmc at frenzy.com]
> >> > If you want to log into the box from the Internet, you'd open up ftp
> >> > and telnet inbound.  *Note that both are bad ideas, you're much better
> >> > off with ssh.*
> 
>  Dougs' mention of using ssh utilities in place of telnet and ftp are so that
> you can access/transport your files in a more secure fashion than telnet/ftp
> allow you to do. Ssh is a utility that allows you to perform these exact
> functions only in an encrypted and more secure manner than sending logins/pwds
> in clear text throughout the network.
> 
> david hansen
> 
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dhansen at zebra.net wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, jeisch at boku.net wrote:
> >Secure is good, but I need to be able to access my files.  Not allowing
> >telnet and FTP would be contrary to my goals.
> >-Jonathan
> 
> >> > ----------
> >> > From:         Doug McLaren[SMTP:dougmc at frenzy.com]
> >> > If you want to log into the box from the Internet, you'd open up ftp
> >> > and telnet inbound.  *Note that both are bad ideas, you're much better
> >> > off with ssh.*
> 
>  Dougs' mention of using ssh utilities in place of telnet and ftp are so that
> you can access/transport your files in a more secure fashion than telnet/ftp
> allow you to do. Ssh is a utility that allows you to perform these exact
> functions only in an encrypted and more secure manner than sending logins/pwds
> in clear text throughout the network.
> 
> david hansen
> 
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