Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Andrew DeFaria
On 12/9/2011 9:03, Mike Brown wrote: Because with OpenSSH properly configured you get scp and sftp pretty much for free. I don't use either feature :-) Maybe because you're using WinSSD! :-) You don't use those features on your Solaris boxes? Oh wait you seem to only have one Because yo

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Mike Brown
On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 08:09:18AM -0800, Andrew DeFaria wrote: > Because ssh will allow you to forward X11 (WinSSHD?) Yes. > Because ssh allows you to tunnel things if you want (WinSSHD?) Yes. > Because with OpenSSH properly configured you get scp and sftp pretty much > for free. I don't use

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Greg Chicares
On 2011-12-09 15:31Z, Mike Brown wrote: > > I found no section in the user guide regarding converting from 1.5 to 1.7. > The last thing I want to do is make my current install non-functional. You can leave your 1.5 version undisturbed and install 1.7 in parallel. Read the instructions in this mes

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Andrew DeFaria
On 12/09/11 06:33, Mike Brown wrote: On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 03:10:34PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: Better use OpenSSH And why would that be? MB Because ssh is encrypted (WinSSHD probably is too). Because ssh will allow you to forward X11 (WinSSHD?) Because ssh allows you to tunnel things if

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Mike Brown
On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 05:02:58PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > It's Windows XP (NT 5.1). uname -a should give you the full information. D'Oh! I know better, considering I've used that command for years. Long night. 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin > I upgraded when it came

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Mike Brown (Fri, 9 Dec 2011 09:31:45 -0600) > On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 03:42:42PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > I suppose I better update my installation. I may be in trouble as > uname says that it is: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 > > cygcheck version 1.88 > System Checker for Cygwin > Copyright 1

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Mike Brown
On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 03:42:42PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > Okay, better is not correct. Let's call it equally good. It's free, > constantly updated, easy to setup and is integrated in your existing > Cygwin installation. When I did an initial search in the packages for ssh, I didn't notic

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Mike Brown (Fri, 9 Dec 2011 08:33:05 -0600) > On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 03:10:34PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > > Better use OpenSSH > > And why would that be? Okay, better is not correct. Let's call it equally good. It's free, constantly updated, easy to setup and is integrated in your existi

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Mike Brown
On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 03:10:34PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > Better use OpenSSH And why would that be? MB -- e-mail: vid...@vidiot.com | vid...@vidiot.net/~\ The ASCII [I've been to Earth. I know where it is. ] \ / Ribbon Campaign [And I'm gonna take us there.S

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Mike Brown (Fri, 9 Dec 2011 07:22:23 -0600) > > On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 12:31:44PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > > Use SSH > > I installed the bitvise WinSSHD server and can connect with it. > > I had to build a different start BAT file in order to get zsh started and > to use my home zsh con

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Mike Brown
On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 12:31:44PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > Use SSH I installed the bitvise WinSSHD server and can connect with it. I had to build a different start BAT file in order to get zsh started and to use my home zsh config files. The only issue I have left is to find out how to ch

Re: Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-09 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Mike Brown (Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:52:43 -0600) > > While I can use remote desktop to get from my Solaris server to the XP box, > doing so while at some place other than the LAN, the DSL connection speed > tends to cause the RD to fail and close. > > And since I don't really need a graphical connec

Starting Z-shell via telnet connection to XP box

2011-12-08 Thread Mike Brown
While I can use remote desktop to get from my Solaris server to the XP box, doing so while at some place other than the LAN, the DSL connection speed tends to cause the RD to fail and close. And since I don't really need a graphical connection, I figured that I would just start the XP Pro telnet s