Remote login options

Note: On each initial login the user will be prompted with a warning that the server's host key was not found in the cache. To continue connecting and store the key for later use, answer yes.

Windows: CLI (command line interface)

Note: Use PuTTY.

This is similar to using the terminal in Linux.

1. Download PuTTY 
2. Run PuTTY
3. Configure PuTTY:
   • Enter a host name or IP address
   • Enter a port (usually 22)
   • Select SSH for connection type
   • Click open

   

4. Enter a valid username and password

   

Windows: GUI (graphical user interface)

Note: Use WinSCP.

This is similar to using Nautilus SFTP in Linux.

1. Download WinSCP 
2. Run WinSCP
3. Configure WinSCP:
   • Enter a host name or IP address
   • Enter a port (usually 22)
   • Enter a valid username and password

   

4. Click login

   

Ubuntu: CLI (command line interface)

Note: Use the terminal.

This is similar to using PuTTY in Windows.

1. Open a terminal session and type:

   ssh <username>@<host name or IP address>

   Note: Where <username> is the user you want to log in as, and <host name or IP address> is the host name or IP address of the computer you want to log in to.

2. Enter the remote user password

Ubuntu: GUI (graphical user interface)

Note: Use Nautilus.

This is similar to using Explorer/WinSCP in Windows.

1. Go to Places » Connect to Server
2. Configure Nautilus:
   • Select SSH as the service type
   • Enter server details (host name or IP address)
   • Enter a valid username

   

3. Click Connect and when prompted, enter the remote user password.

The remote computer will be mounted, and a link will be automatically added to the desktop.

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