On Apr 4, 2005 3:22 PM, Andy Green <andy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > jim lawrence wrote: > > | Is there a GUI for ssh it is running on the Desktop now > | For me just to connect to it, and maybe browse it? then copy files to > | and from ? > > If you want this GUI type stuff, you need to install KDE. > > | ssh work for this? > > ssh itself is mainly used to literally log into a remote machine and get > a shell. > > However it comes with this other program scp, which allows the encrypted > file transfer action between machines. > > So what you can do is > > ssh username@hostname > > to get a remote shell, where you can use cd, ls -l, and whatever to poke > around on the remote server to see what is where, and then when you > identify the file you need to copy, run scp as I described before in a > second terminal window. > > - -Andy > ok I get a timeout error [jim@JimsNotebook ~]$ ssh jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx ssh: connect to host 192.169.1.50 port 22: Connection timed out I tried the Pc's name but didn't recognize it Bummer :( [jim@JimsNotebook ~]$ ssh jim@localhost ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused [jim@JimsNotebook ~]$ -- Jim Lawrence Registered Linux User: #376813 ******************************************************** When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself. ************************************
