I'm looking at starting to teach myself to use SSH. Which clients would you recommend, why and are there any sites worth looking through to get started? Cheers guys
I would recommend Putty, that's what was recommended to me when I needed to start using it when I got my first VPS.
I use have PuTTY. I have to admit, even though I use Linux, I rarely ever use the CLI for anything. OK, OK, so I've always found it was easier to use a GUI than to take the time to learn how to use the CLI. But that will at least show how user-friendly Linux has become in the last few years. I'm like you, I would like to learn how to use SSH access.
MRemoteNG -> It's basically a wrapper around putty but offers many enhancements like ability to save passwords, tabbed interface, ability to duplicate connections etc... I manage several servers and can't live without it. URL is here -> mremoteng.org
Putty is the only way to go on Windows IMHO. Here is the author's site: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ If you happen to be using OS X or Linux, it's baked right in. Just pop open terminal and type ssh username@site.com or IP, it will then prompt you to accept the key and prompt for your password. Don't be alarmed when you don't see asterisks as you type the password. It's normal not to receive feedback just press enter when done typing. To log out and exit an ssh session in either putty or *nix terminal simply type exit
I use putty but if I am not doing commands I prefer to use winscp, I hate messing with directories in putty and prefer a GUI.
I used to use PuTTY, and then someone turned me on to Poderosa. MUCH nicer than PuTTY! Of course, that's if you must use Winderz all the time.
PuTTy for terminal work, WinSCP for playing with files. That Poderosa looks interesting enough that I may play with it a bit, though. My shell prompt awareness diminishes as I age, so it intrigues me to see a layout like that.
In the words of The Hulk, puny putty LOL j/k no offense to putty users I have been using SecureCRT for 10+ yrs http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/ only every ssh client I will use, latest even has a neat feature for tiled sessions, so you can run session screens side by side. Menu button bar allows you to create short cuts to commands, scripts etc that you can initialise with one click as well Can see SecureCRT in action on a recent video guide i did for mysqlmymonlite.sh http://vbtechsupport.com/2073/
I'm using Putty, maybe not the best SSH client but it's simple, works everywhere and it's doing his job fine!
I've only ever used Putty but might give a few of the others mentioned here a try-out - you never know.
I've been using SecureCRT since we were forced to remove all our linux desktops 6 years ago. http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/ While it's not free, it's much better than Putty IMO.
Putty on Windows... really have no need for big fancy SSH programs. Putty does what I need it to do. Terminal on the Mac... as Dan said, it's baked right into the OS so no need. I also have an app on my Windows Phone called "The SSH Client" which lets me work via SSH while on the go. Handy for checking running processes, uptime, and top. Wouldn't really use it for extensive stuff, though, unless absolutely required and not near a computer.
Actually there is a Mac version out Have been using that for a while. I'll add my vote for SecureCRT, been using it forever and it is a joy to use, have used putty but didn't like some of the quirks.
