Hi Richard, On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 07:41:56AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > As I had said in last paragraph of > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/08/msg00609.html : > "Why would I be interested in ssh as both machines are sitting on my > desk and _neither_ will be connected to the internet when ethernet > connection is live?"
If you ever have a need to administer the Linux machine while not being in front of it then you will probably find this easiest over ssh. Yes, you could argue that you do not need the encryption features of ssh since the data only goes over this short cable inside your home, but really, ssh is so ubiquitous that it's probably not worth using any different solution. If remote (and remote may include things like, over wifi from another room in your house) administration is never going to be something you do, as you'll be doing all work from the physical keyboard of the machine, then maybe ssh is something you don't need to run. Running ssh also allows file transfer with scp or sftp. >From what I can tell you haven't actually got IP connectivity going yet though, so perhaps talk of ssh is premature. Perhaps get networking working before you consider which networking applications you're going to install. Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting "The electric guitar - like making love - is much improved by a little feedback, completely ruined by too much." — The League Against Tedium
