will trillich wrote: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 09:01:09PM -0500, Frank Rocco wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Can someone point me to a program that does the same thing as the > > Windows HyperTerm program? > > um, in case i misunderstood on the first round... > > if you wanna use linux to log in to a windows command-line > (or some other command-line server) just as you did using > hyperterm, as if logging into a plain-old-fashioned BBS, > you can just > > telnet ip.or.internet.host.name > man telnet > > from any linux command line (console or xterm). beware: telnet > sends everything you type, verbatim, so anyone sniffing network > traffic can see what you're up to. > > if it's a secure shell server, you'll wanna use SSH instead: > > apt-get install ssh > ssh ip.or.net.name.to.connect > man ssh > > it's in non-us or non-free, so your /etc/apt/sources.list will > need the appropriate setup to accomodate it. > > apt-setup > (which you can get via "apt-get install base-config") > > will help point you in the right direction. > > -- > > http://www.eGroups.com/files/newbieDoc/apt-get-intro.html > > -- > document your experience and save next week's newbies > hairline -- http://www.eGroups.com/messages/newbieDoc > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I site is a banking institution and requires me to dial in. tcpip will not work for this. Thanks for the help... Frank
