Sure. Your distro CDs should have the OpenSSH software. The RPMs are named like openssh-common, openssh-server, openssh-client. Install them on ur Linux box.
The installation will also create a default setup good to go as a server on port 22. You can tweak all that in /etc/ssh/sshd.conf. Test it out by issuing the ssh localhost command. It should connect, ask you for ur login password and drop you into a shell. No need to use the insecure telnet afterwards. SSH sessions are secured using encryption. Lots of enhancements can be done using SSH. Stuff like tunneling other insecure protocols like IMAP or X over the SSH channel, doing client authentication using client keys or single sign on to the entire network can be achieved easily using SSH. There is even a secure file copy (scp) along with it. Rest is RTFM :-) Nikunj. --- Mark Annandale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 03 Dec 2002 4:23 pm, Nikunj Bansal wrote: > > Well, I have a somewhat similar situation and I > have > > an account for Dynamic DNS with tzo.com. I do not > have > > a black box router though. My router is a Linux > box > > running ssh. So I just ssh to this box first and > then > > I can ssh to my internal machines from there. Does > > your router have any such telnet/ssh facility? > Port > > forwarding to your internal machine can also work > if > > your router privides that. i.e you can set it up > such > > that any connections to port 22 (ssh) get > redirected > > to port 22 on the internal machine. Just some > > thoughts. > > > Thanks for your advice. I can do port forwarding > with my router, just wasn't > sure about what ports to use - or how to use SSH - > any pointers :-) ? > > regards > > Mark A > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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