Connect linux PC to linux PC
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Mon Apr 4 19:47:25 UTC 2005
Andy Green wrote:
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> jim lawrence wrote:
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> | 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 ?
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> If you want this GUI type stuff, you need to install KDE.
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> | 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
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> ssh username at 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.
Actually, ssh is a gateway to a lot of stuff. It sets up a secure
connection between machines. At its lowest level, yes, it gives you a
shell. However, as you pointed out, scp uses the ssh to tunnel a remote
copy session so it's secure. Ditto with sftp (secure ftp tunneled over
the ssh session). Also ditto with "vncviewer -via host host2" (secure
VNC session tunneled over the ssh session) and a raft of other things.
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