Ssh, or better known as the Secure Shell daemon, runs on port 22 & is used in exactly the same
way as the normal Linux shell. The ssh daemon is perfectly suited for remote logins & also remote
administration due to the fact that the data being sent to & from the server is encrypted, &
is therefore secure. The Telnet daemon offers the same remote "shell login" but all the data
is transferred in plain text! I would not recommend using any form of telnet connection! It is relatively
easy to sniff out passwords & other critical data when using a telnet connection.
There are also ssh clients available for windows that enable you to connect with a Linux machine,
one of the best is PuTTY which is available for free download at
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/.
PuTTY has one of the best implementations of the Linux login & you’ll find that it’s one of the few programmes
that enables you to use the function keys, & also have the colours &
keyboard shortcuts correctly translated.
When using a ssh login, whether in your internal network or across the internet, all data is encrypted.
But it is still a good idea to log in first as a normal user & then with the su (super user)
command upgrade your login to root. I use a ssh client on a windoze machine to gain administration
access to the Linux server, this means that the server requires no keyboard or monitor, & is much more
secure than other "web based" administration packages like Webmin.
