ssh shell

Hi All,

I am trying to get XP to do an SSH shell to a
Linux server. Putty is being a pill (Connection
refused).

Anyone have a favorite ssh command shell sub for Putty?

Many thanks,
-T

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Hi All,

I am trying to get XP to do an SSH shell

Open Internet Explorer
On Manu Bar
Click On Tools

Click On Internet Options
Click On Advanced

In Security

Check Mark

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Click OK
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Restart PC

to a Linux server. Putty is being a pill (Connection refused).

See If That Will Whit Your Linux

As For Putty That Is Over My Head

Anyone have a favorite ssh command shell sub for Putty?
Many thanks,
-T

Your Welcome

T wrote:
Hi All,

I am trying to get XP to do an SSH shell to a
Linux server. Putty is being a pill (Connection
refused).

Anyone have a favorite ssh command shell sub for Putty?

Many thanks,
-T

https://wiki.wireshark.org/SSH

"The SSH dissector in Wireshark is functional,
dissecting most of the connection setup packets
which are not encrypted."

Maybe there's a firewall problem ?

Have you tested Putty on the customer site,
when sitting right next to the Linux server ?
To eliminate an infrastructure problem (port
forward or whatever).

Paul

Paul wrote:
T wrote:
Hi All,

I am trying to get XP to do an SSH shell to a
Linux server. Putty is being a pill (Connection
refused).

Anyone have a favorite ssh command shell sub for Putty?

Many thanks,
-T

https://wiki.wireshark.org/SSH

"The SSH dissector in Wireshark is functional,
dissecting most of the connection setup packets
which are not encrypted."

Maybe there's a firewall problem ?

Have you tested Putty on the customer site,
when sitting right next to the Linux server ?
To eliminate an infrastructure problem (port
forward or whatever).

Paul


And one other thing, before I forget, is there are
some protocols on Unix/Linux boxes, that require
fully qualified domain names and reverse DNS translation.

1.3.5.7 orange.julius.com

Now, if I send a packet, with my source address field
of 1.3.5.7, the receiving machine immediately goes to
DNS and does a reverse lookup. In this case, the
machine (and protocol) knows my symbolic name
"orange.julius.com" in this made up example.

I used to have problems at work, coming in through the
company dialup modem pool, and trying to reach my Unix
box, because when the Unix box translated 11.22.33.44
via reverse lookup, there was no mapping. Then the
connection was refused (maybe I was using telnet
or something).

I don't think that's the problem in this case,
but that's going to be a bit harder to debug
(because the Linux box is figuring this out
at its end and you can't observe what it is
thinking). If you know your home DNS doesn't
have a well known reverse address, then that
may be the root case.

And that's why, searching for "another Putty" isn't
the answer, as it's more likely to be a "local conditions"
problem with your setup.

Paul

On 07/21/2017 04:31 PM, Paul wrote:
Paul wrote:
T wrote:
Hi All,

I am trying to get XP to do an SSH shell to a
Linux server. Putty is being a pill (Connection
refused).

Anyone have a favorite ssh command shell sub for Putty?

Many thanks,
-T

https://wiki.wireshark.org/SSH

"The SSH dissector in Wireshark is functional,
dissecting most of the connection setup packets
which are not encrypted."

Maybe there's a firewall problem ?

Have you tested Putty on the customer site,
when sitting right next to the Linux server ?
To eliminate an infrastructure problem (port
forward or whatever).

Paul


And one other thing, before I forget, is there are
some protocols on Unix/Linux boxes, that require
fully qualified domain names and reverse DNS translation.

1.3.5.7 orange.julius.com

Now, if I send a packet, with my source address field
of 1.3.5.7, the receiving machine immediately goes to
DNS and does a reverse lookup. In this case, the
machine (and protocol) knows my symbolic name
"orange.julius.com" in this made up example.

I used to have problems at work, coming in through the
company dialup modem pool, and trying to reach my Unix
box, because when the Unix box translated 11.22.33.44
via reverse lookup, there was no mapping. Then the
connection was refused (maybe I was using telnet
or something).

I don't think that's the problem in this case,
but that's going to be a bit harder to debug
(because the Linux box is figuring this out
at its end and you can't observe what it is
thinking). If you know your home DNS doesn't
have a well known reverse address, then that
may be the root case.

And that's why, searching for "another Putty" isn't
the answer, as it's more likely to be a "local conditions"
problem with your setup.

Paul


I will report back. I get a chance in a few hours to
log in and troubleshoot

On 07/19/2017 10:41 PM, T wrote:
Hi All,

I am trying to get XP to do an SSH shell to a
Linux server. Putty is being a pill (Connection
refused).

Anyone have a favorite ssh command shell sub for Putty?

Many thanks,
-T


Followup:

I am going to have to go back to Telnet inside the network firewall.
The customer's XP machine has too many things wrong with it.
"sfc /scannow" won't even run. And the last reboot I attempted
crashed the computer. So poop.

I the mean time, I found a simple SSH shell that is easy
as heck to configure and use: SmarTTY.
http://smartty.sysprogs.com/

But who knows if it works ...

Thank you to all for your tips and suggestions!

-T

On 07/19/2017 10:41 PM, T wrote:
Hi All,

I am trying to get XP to do an SSH shell to a
Linux server. Putty is being a pill (Connection
refused).

Anyone have a favorite ssh command shell sub for Putty?

Many thanks,
-T

Follow up:

After considerable searching and testing, this
is what I found:

SmartTTY has a wonderful interface to configure
an ssh connection. Problem: the ssh connection
does not work.

I also tested something called "Terminals". It just
stunk.

I checked out the ssh client that came with WinSCP
and that turned out to be PuTTY. And the SCP
section did not work either.

Well, now. So I had five XP machines. Two with
Remote RDP access. This was because tech support used
those two machine and part of what they did was to
use PuTTY to the old server. So I tried installing
Putty on the other three machines. It worked. Hmmmmm.

Some of the problem with one of the machines
was that the user never reboots the thing.

As it transpired, both the malfunctioning machines
had Putty 614 previously installed before upgrading
to 70. What I wound up having to do was

1) uninstall 70
2) reinstall 614
3) uninstall 614, answering "yes" to remove everything
(70's uninstalled didn't ask)
4) reinstall 70

Then hunt down a bad setting called "Bypass authorization
entirely" under the ssh category. This setting is not
the default, so tech support must have liked something
about it or it worked differently under prior versions.
(And this setting did not help anything until I went
through the above uninstall rigamarole.)

And now everyone worked.


I still find PuTTY a pain in the butt to operate.

1) they have a separate program for importing and converting
keys (puttygen)

2) the user name is rat packed under - Catagory -- Connection
-- Data, making you read every single stinking entry to find it.
(It should be in the top menu)

3) under the ssh section, when you browse to your converted key,
there is a "Load" button under it. That button is really a
start button that runs the shell, meaning you did not go to
the top menu and press save, so you lost your setting and
have to reenter them again (hopefully you remember to
press save in the top menu next time)

4) After pressing "Load" the start menu vanishes. So, you
can't exit the shell and change some things. You have to
start over.

What a pain in the ass. But at least it works.

-T

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