Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revision Both sides next revision
help:general_linux:ssh [2016/01/28 10:14]
jebailie 		help:general_linux:ssh [2019/05/30 11:57]
jawaterman Update ssh command to use port 443
Line 1: Line 1:
 ===== What is a Secure Shell? ===== ===== What is a Secure Shell? =====
  
-The easiest way to gain access the Computer Science Dept. Linux machines outside of the Asprey computer lab. This gives you terminal access to the command line inside the department, and it allows you to send files back and forth to your home directory. Since it has no remote GUI, it is much faster than VNC. The simplest way of doing this is opening a terminal on a Mac or Linux machine and typing ssh username@mote.cs.vassar.edu, or using PuTTY on Windows.+The easiest way to gain access the Computer Science Dept. Linux machines outside of the Asprey computer lab. This gives you terminal access to the command line inside the department, and it allows you to send files back and forth to your home directory. Since it has no remote GUI, it is much faster than VNC. The simplest way of doing this is opening a terminal on a Mac or Linux machine and typing ssh username@mote.cs.vassar.edu -p 443, or using PuTTY on Windows.
  
 <quote Wikipedia>Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network: a server and a client.</quote> <quote Wikipedia>Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network: a server and a client.</quote>