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\C{intro} Introduction to PuTTY
PuTTY is a free SSH, Telnet, Rlogin and SUPDUP client for Windows
PuTTY is a free SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP client for Windows
systems.
\H{you-what} What are SSH, Telnet, Rlogin and SUPDUP?
\H{you-what} What are SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP?
If you already know what SSH, Telnet, Rlogin and SUPDUP are, you can
If you already know what SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP are, you can
safely skip on to the next section.
SSH, Telnet, Rlogin and SUPDUP are four ways of doing the same thing:
SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP are four ways of doing the same thing:
logging in to a multi-user computer from another computer, over a
network.
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ at the same machine you are typing commands to. The commands, and
responses, can be sent over a network, so you can sit at one
computer and give commands to another one, or even to more than one.
SSH, Telnet, Rlogin and SUPDUP are \i\e{network protocols} that allow
SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP are \i\e{network protocols} that allow
you to do this. On the computer you sit at, you run a \i\e{client},
which makes a network connection to the other computer (the
\i\e{server}). The network connection carries your keystrokes and
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ interactive session. In particular, there are a lot of bulletin
boards, \i{talker systems} and \i{MUDs} (Multi-User Dungeons) which support
access using Telnet. There are even a few that support SSH.
You might want to use SSH, Telnet, Rlogin or SUPDUP if:
You might want to use SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, or SUPDUP if:
\b you have an account on a Unix or VMS system which you want to be
able to access from somewhere else
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something fairly unusual, you will not need to use any of these
remote login protocols.
\H{which-one} How do SSH, Telnet, Rlogin and SUPDUP differ?
\H{which-one} How do SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP differ?
This list summarises some of the \i{differences between SSH, Telnet,
Rlogin and SUPDUP}.
Rlogin, and SUPDUP}.
\b SSH (which stands for \q{\i{secure shell}}) is a recently designed,
high-security protocol. It uses strong cryptography to protect your
connection against eavesdropping, hijacking and other attacks. Telnet,
Rlogin and SUPDUP are all older protocols offering minimal security.
Rlogin, and SUPDUP are all older protocols offering minimal security.
\b SSH and Rlogin both allow you to \I{passwordless login}log in to the
server without having to type a password. (Rlogin's method of doing this is
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administrator to install it.
If your client and server are both behind the same (good) firewall,
it is more likely to be safe to use Telnet or Rlogin, but we still
recommend you use SSH.
it is more likely to be safe to use Telnet, Rlogin, or SUPDUP, but we
still recommend you use SSH.