SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

Basic Client Use

When you run the GUI client application (typically via the desktop icon or the Start menu), it displays a terminal window. To initiate an outgoing connection, do one of the following:

• Click on the Connect toolbar icon.

• Use the File/Connect menu item.

• Press the Enter key or space bar within an unconnected terminal window.

This brings up the Connect To Remote Host dialog shown in Figure 16-1. Fill out the values for the server’s hostname, the remote username (on the server), and the port number (if different from the default 22); select an authentication method from the drop-down menu; and finally click Connect. If the host key for the server has not been seen before, the client prompts for confirmation before saving it, as in Figure 16-2. Respond to the prompts demanded by subsequent dialogs, which depend on the authentication method chosen.

Figure 16-1. The Connect to Remote Host dialog

Figure 16-2. Encountering a previously unknown host key

If authentication succeeds and the server grants access, you can work within the terminal window in Figure 16-3.

You can create additional sessions on the same server by using the New Terminal Window toolbar icon or the Window/New Terminal menu item. These sessions run in separate terminal windows, and are tunneled through different channels ...