Oh, I shud have mentioned. There are other RPMs named openssh-*. You might need or want to install some or all of those also.
Good luck. --- Nikunj Bansal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > 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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