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PuTTY is a free open source SSH/Telnet terminal emulation program for Windows and Unix like operating systems.

PuTTY is a free open source SSH/Telnet terminal emulation program for Windows and Unix like operating systems. PuTTY terminal emulation is xterm compatible and configurable. PuTTY can also be used to tunnel X11 over a secure link.

There are a suite of programs available for use with PuTTY:

PuttyGen: A tool for generating public key encryption pairs for use with PuTTY and OpenSSH.

Pageant: the PuTTY Authentication Agent used for storing Keys and providing them when requested to PuTTY utilities.

PSFTP: An SFTP clinet.

PCSP: A command line scp clinet.

PLINK: A command line connection utility similar to ssh that can be used for automating connections and tasks.

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How to use ssh hostkey from a Linux server with plink.exe on a Windows host?

I have Linux server running sshd. How to provide hostkey from the Linux server to plink.exe on Windows? e.g.: for running plink.exe -ssh -batch -m plink.tmp -hostkey ...
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Converting SSH command to a PuTTY command

I am trying to translate the SSH command: ssh -N -L 1521:server1.com:1521 username@server2.com into PuTTY. -N: Do not execute a remote command. This is useful for just forwarding ports (protocol version 2 only). -L…
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Host keeps asking for password when using SSH Keys with PuTTY for Windows

I'm using PuTTY for Windows to connect to dreamcompute-VPS(dreamhost). At dreamcompute panel, I created a private key and downloaded it, a .pem file. Using PuTTYgen, I converted this file to .ppk as SSH2-RSA. So, I downloaded Pageant.exe and added…
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mRemoteNG settings from Putty

I'm trying to get my settings from Putty loaded into mRemoteNG. According to the thread below, once I select SSH version 2 as my protocol, I should have a list of settings to choose from in the Putty Session menu. I definitely don't. I have…
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Remote Desktop over SSH to Windows 7 box

I have been using remote desktop to access a Windows 7 PC, tunneled over an SSH connection, successfully for a while now, until it suddenly stopped working. The client is also Windows 7, and I double checked that the tunnel (with putty) was set up…
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How to change the ssh port for a specific ip address?

I get the trouble with putty, so I prefer using shell (linux) to access server via ssh, my ip address has alter port for ssh is 6091, so is there anyway to access server via ssh by command ssh root@myipaddress Because I have many server has default…
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SSH Tunnel using PuTTY no longer works after server change

EDIT (for clarification) Windows Client Remote Linux Server |----------------------------------| |---------------------| ____________ ____________ ____________ | | | …
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SSH tunnel speed is very slow

I have remote server with Ubuntu Linux and I want to establish SSH tunnel with this server from Windows machine using PuTTY(plink). I have to use this method for getting access to some service on this server, because firewall is blocking all ports…
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How long does a PuTTY keyphrase need to be (i.e. how does PuTTY encrypt private keys)

I'd like to know what a good minimum password length for a PuTTY passphrase is. This depends on the amount of entropy the passphrase needs to have, which in turn depends on the length one attempt takes, which in turn depends on the algorithm used…
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How to search for text in a PuTTY console window

Is there a easy way for me to: search for a string in the output window of the putty ? or even a Linux command to search and highlight a string in the output ? I have 20,000+ lines in the output and sometimes I have to search for customer_id :…
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Putty + Bash + Screen, up arrow for history not working (Ubuntu 11.10)

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 11.10 that I am logging into SSH via PuTTy. When I am inside screen, I cannot use the up arrow to recall bash history (though this works outside of screen). I cannot seem to find the exact same problem on…
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SSH clients periodically freeze under Windows 7

I am running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Two different SSH clients are exhibiting a strange habit of periodically freezing or hanging. I have tried both putty and Van Dyke's SecureCRT SSH clients and in both cases I will get a periodic freeze…
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Terminal.app does not support alt/meta/command-key modifiers such as meta-backspace

This was observed on Mac OS X 10.5, running Terminal.app. On a native Linux machine, from a bash command prompt, typing meta-backspace deletes up until the most recent whitespace. On a Mac, it sounds the system bell. SSHing into a Linux machine…
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Can putty beep when tailing a log file?

I have a putty session tailing a log. I either keep flipping to it to see in anything has come up or I forget to check it at all. Can putty or tail be made to "beep" if anything scrolls into the window?
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Using PuTTY for serial connection

I am attempting to enable web-management functionality on my Dell PowerConnect2824. From what I can tell by reading the manual I need to connect via the serial port to enable web functionality. I picked up a serial-to-USB adaptor and installed the…
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