Putty is an ssh client for windows. I'm not sure if it does more than that or not. I used it a few times but now I find it's much easier to ssh from the command line.
I use PuTTy. Like Megan says, it's a client for SSH and Telnet on Windows, but it can do other things too. You can use it to create an SSH tunnel if you're using VNC to remotely control a computer. If you download PuTTYgen, you can create SSH keys so you don't have to type in your username and password every time you connect. I'm sure it does other things, but that's all I use it for.
Just a heads up, the keypad won't work in Vi if you use PuTTy. Here's how to get it to work:
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The most annoying thing about Putty is the fact that the keypad doesn't work by default in Vi (or Vim). In order to change that, all you need to do is go Terminal > Features and check the "Disable application keypad mode"
Putty is something I use to connect via SSH to my server.
"PuTTY User ManualPuTTY is a free (MIT-licensed) Win32 Telnet and SSH client. This manual documents PuTTY, and its companion utilities PSCP, PSFTP, Plink, Pageant and PuTTYgen.
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Megan posted this at 17:21 — 24th June 2008.
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Putty is an ssh client for windows. I'm not sure if it does more than that or not. I used it a few times but now I find it's much easier to ssh from the command line.
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teammatt3 posted this at 20:01 — 24th June 2008.
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I use PuTTy. Like Megan says, it's a client for SSH and Telnet on Windows, but it can do other things too. You can use it to create an SSH tunnel if you're using VNC to remotely control a computer. If you download PuTTYgen, you can create SSH keys so you don't have to type in your username and password every time you connect. I'm sure it does other things, but that's all I use it for.
Just a heads up, the keypad won't work in Vi if you use PuTTy. Here's how to get it to work:
knorr posted this at 12:46 — 25th June 2008.
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Putty is something I use to connect via SSH to my server.
"PuTTY User ManualPuTTY is a free (MIT-licensed) Win32 Telnet and SSH client. This manual documents PuTTY, and its companion utilities PSCP, PSFTP, Plink, Pageant and PuTTYgen.
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