I just did this and it worked for me. ssh abc@xxxxxxx p.q.r.s is the ip address of the remote pc. Both pc have openssh-server,openssh-client installed. --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Rick Sewill <rsewill@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Rick Sewill <rsewill@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: ssh tutorial > To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 5:53 AM > On Sat, 2009-06-06 at 13:24 -0500, > Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > > On Fri, 2009-06-05 at 23:39 -0700, gmspro wrote: > > > Would anyone tell how to use ssh command in > brief? > > > > > > > Cris gave a great explanation. and looking at > the man page is also a > > must. > > > > In practical terms ssh replaces telnet so that your > computer to computer > > connections can be accomplished with encrypted tcp/ip > packets. You can > > establish computer to computer connections with > telnet, but it does not > > customarily encrypt which means the content of your > connection can be > > sniffed and understood by someone monitoring your > network. ssh prevents > > the sniffer from understanding what is being sent from > computer to > > computer. > > > > Because ssh is so much better than telnet, telnet > servers are usually > > turned off and not used. > > > > Greg > > > > Chris' explanation is good. > > May I suggest the original questioner needs to "find" the > information > needed to connect to "that particular" ssh server. > The original > questioner may need to talk with the person (ssh server > administrator) > who is running the ssh server. The ssh server > administrator should have > a cookbook telling how to connect to his server. I am > assume the > original questioner is not the ssh server administrator. > > The ssh server administrator can configure which ssh > protocol version(s) > of ssh will work, what types of authentication will work, > whether X11 > will will be forwarded, and many other options. The > ssh server > administrator can even force a particular user to execute a > specific > program when the user tries to connect. > > The ssh server administrator will need to create an account > and make > configuration changes to allow people to connect to that > account. > Sometimes, a ssh server administrator might create an > "anonymous" > account that runs a particular program, such as cvs to > allow people to > anonymously retrieve source code. In every case that > I can think of, > the original questioner will need to find documentation on > how to > connect or will need to talk with the ssh server > administrator. > > I would also suggest, using the "-v" option on the ssh > command. > I believe one can type ssh -v -v -v user@host > From "man ssh", " > -v Verbose mode. Causes ssh to > print debugging messages about its > progress. This is helpful > in debugging connection, authentica- > tion, and configuration > problems. Multiple -v options increase > the verbosity. The > maximum is 3. > " > > The output from the "-v -v -v" options may help the ssh > server > administrator help the original questioner find out what is > wrong when > the original questioner tries to connect. > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
