[Sunhelp] Important Ports on Solaris.

[Gregory Leblanc]

You'll need special client software for it.  I use something called
SecureCRT on windows, and ssh is free on *nix.  I'm not completely sure on
the license, but I think they are the people who think that the GPL is too
restrictive.
    Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Eisch <jeisch at boku.net>
To: sunhelp at ohno.mrbill.net <sunhelp at ohno.mrbill.net>
Date: Friday, August 20, 1999 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] Important Ports on Solaris.


>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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