FAQs
Option 1: Connect to Unix Using PuTTY
Type turing.cs.niu.edu (or hopper.cs.niu.edu ) into the Host Name text field, as shown below. Click the Open button. If this is the first time someone has tried to log in to Unix from this computer this semester, you may get a pop-up message about the host's key not being cached.
How to access Unix server from PuTTY? ›
Option 1: Connect to Unix Using PuTTY
Type turing.cs.niu.edu (or hopper.cs.niu.edu ) into the Host Name text field, as shown below. Click the Open button. If this is the first time someone has tried to log in to Unix from this computer this semester, you may get a pop-up message about the host's key not being cached.
How to connect to server using PuTTY SSH? ›
Start by opening PuTTy. Enter your hostname or IP address into the provided field and set the SSH port to 22. Next, click the Open button to open the command line window. In the command line window, type in the SSH username at the login as prompt and then press enter on your keyboard.
How do I access PuTTY SSH? ›
How to Establish SSH Connection Using PuTTY
- Launch the PuTTY SSH client, then enter your server's SSH IP and SSH Port. Click the Open button to proceed.
- A login as: message will pop up and asks you to enter your SSH username. For VPS users, this is usually root. ...
- Type your SSH password and press Enter again.
The example used is for putty version 0.79.
- Launch PuTTY but do not connect to a remote system.
- In the Category window, browse to Connection>Data.
- Set the Auto-login username to the remote SSH username. ...
- Browse to Connection>SSH>Auth>Credentials. ...
- Test key-based authentication. ...
- Select Open to test the session.
Log into Unix
At the Login: prompt, enter your username. At the Password: prompt, enter your password. For security reasons, your password does not appear on the screen when you type it. If you enter an incorrect password, you'll be asked to enter your username and password again.
What is the difference between PuTTY and SSH? ›
Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol used to allow secure access to a UNIX terminal. PuTTY is the recommended application to use for SSH connections from a Windows operating system. PuTTY allows you to access your files and email stored on the engineering servers.
How does PuTTY SSH work? ›
PuTTY is most commonly used: as a File Transfer Protocol PuTTY can connect to a remote machine through SSH. SSH (Secure shell) is a protocol that allows a secure connection. In this way, a PC can securely send and receive data from a remote server.
Is PuTTY Unix or Linux? ›
PuTTY is a terminal emulator (able to run shells, which in turn run commands), while the usual SSH application is a shell (not a terminal emulator). PuTTY has been ported to Unix (and Unix-like) systems as pterm (a Debian package since 2002).
How do I connect to a server using SSH? ›
Connecting to your Dedicated Server via Terminal
- Open the terminal on your computer.
- Type ssh, followed by a space. ...
- If you see a message stating “Are you sure you want to continue connecting” type yes, then click the Enter key.
- You will then be prompted to enter your password.
List of Basic PuTTY Commands
- “cd .” makes you stay at the same directory you are at.
- “cd ..” makes you shift one directory back. ...
- “cd -” makes you go to the previous location you were at. ...
- “cd ~” will take you to your home directory and “cd /” will take you to root directory.
You can start an SSH session in your command prompt by executing ssh user@machine and you will be prompted to enter your password. You can create a Windows Terminal profile that does this on startup by adding the commandline setting to a profile in your settings.json file inside the list of profile objects.
How to connect to a Unix server using PuTTY? ›
How to Establish SSH Connection Using PuTTY
- Launch the PuTTY SSH client, then enter your server's SSH IP and SSH Port. Click the Open button to proceed.
- A login as: message will pop up and asks you to enter your SSH username. For VPS users, this is usually root. ...
- Type your SSH password and press Enter again.
To connect to a server, do the following:
- Open the command line/terminal window and run the following ssh command: ssh [username]@[host_ip_address] ...
- When connecting to the server for the first time, a message appears asking to confirm the connection. ...
- Provide the password when prompted and press Enter.
Generating SSH key pairs locally
- Download PuTTYgen (available here) and run the executable.
- Click on the Generate button and follow on-screen instructions.
- Create and confirm a Key passphrase.
- Save public and private keys. Saving the public key with the extension . ...
- Upload the public key file.
Start the server from the UNIX command line
- Change directories to your HPE Service Manager Run directory. For example: cd /HPE/Service Manager x.xx/Run.
- Type the following command: smstart.
- Press ENTER.
The main mode of initiating a login session to a Unix machine is through a terminal, which usually includes a keyboard, and a video monitor. When a terminal establishes a connection to the Unix system, the Unix kernel runs a process called a tty to accept input from the terminal, and send output to the terminal.
How to access Linux VM through PuTTY? ›
How to Connect to a Linux VM using Putty
- Start PuTTy.
- Fill in the host name or IP address of your VM from the Azure portal:
- Before selecting Open, click Connection > SSH > Auth tab. Browse to and select your PuTTY private key (.ppk file):
- Click Open to connect to your VM.
To access a Unix-based server from Windows using the command line you need to install a terminal application such as PuTTy or Cygwin. Terminal applications such as PuTTy allow users to interact with the remote Unix command line. Refer to MSI's PuTTY configuration instructions for configuration details.
