Introduction to Telnet / SSH Client Connecting to a remote computer
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What is Telnet / SSH Client? • Internet tools providing remote login capabilities to computers on the Internet • One computer can connect to another to use its services • Connecting Privileges: guest - usually logins are not required full - requires username and password. 2
How will I use telnet? • Connect to unixs.cis.pitt.edu (full privilege) • Connect to vms.cis.pitt.edu (full privilege) • Connect to computers where you do not have an account (guest privilege)
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Some Telnet Examples • telnet unixs.cis.pitt.edu: login to your unixs account • telnet locis.loc.gov: Connect to the Library of Congress • telnet to Pitt library system: -http(or telnet)://library.pitt.edu
• telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000 -Connect to Weather Underground at University of Michigan
• telnet penpages.psu.edu -Connect to Penpages at Penn State University
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Telnet from Windows NT
SSH Client Windows XP
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choose remote system then enter host name
Telnet from Windows NT and SSH Client from Windows XP
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Telnet from a Web browser
telnet from Internet Explorer
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Telneting from a Web browser
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Telnet from Unix
type command
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ds.internic.net
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general information
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Connecting to the Library of Congress
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type 1, press ENTER
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Connecting to Weather Underground
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Connecting to PenPages
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enter your state’s abbreviation
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Connecting to National Institutes of Health
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main menu
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Connecting to Stanford’s Online Catalogs
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login
terminal type
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