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Using SSH and PuTTY

• Get PuTTY
• Launch PuTTY
• Configure
• Accept host key
• Enter username and password
• UNIX!
• Help and more information

Get PuTTY

Copy putty.exe from \public\software\winapps\UTILITY\PuTTY\ to your computer. (see Accessing GSD Software for more information.) NOTE: This file is NOT an installer, it is the whole program. PuTTY is small enough and simple enough that it does not require an installer. For the most recent version, visit the PuTTY Website

Launch PuTTY

Doubleclick the PuTTY icon to launch the PuTTY Configuration window:

Configure

Enter terra.gsd.harvard.edu in the field for Host Name and select SSH for the Protocol, then press the 'Open' button.

Accept Host Key

If this is the first time you have connected to this server, a window will pop up that asks you about caching the server's host key. Choose Yes or OK.

Enter username and password

After accepting the host key, the regular PuTTY terminal window will pop up. Enter your username and password (you will not see your password while you type it.)

UNIX!

After you have logged in, you will find yourself at your regular UNIX prompt. From here on in, everything will work the same as it would have if you had used telnet. You can simply type 'pine' to launch the pine mail client (see the How to use pine page for more information.)

Copying and Pasting

Copying and Pasting in PuTTY is based on the way copying and pasting works in UNIX.
Select what you want copied to the clipboard and it is automatically copied. This is a little confusing if you are not used to it, and you should be aware that if you select anything in PuTTY it will overwrite anything you have copied to the clipboard in another program.

Once you have copied something to the clipboard, place the cursor where you would like to paste the text, and press the right mouse button. The text will be pasted into PuTTY's window.

You can paste text you have copied to the clipboard from any other program too. (for instance, if you have selected text in MS word, selected edit->copy in the menu, then you can just right-click in PuTTY to paste the text.)

Help and More Information

PuTTY/ssh does many many cool things which telnet was not capable of. For more information see the advanced PuTTY page. This page will also help you configure PuTTY if you are having problems with things like your backspace key not working or if you want to save your settings.

• PuTTY Website -- The official PuTTY website.
• PuTTY User Guide - Dense but very complete
• Step by step guide to configuring PuTTY - Well-written, plenty of screenshots and a good section on tunneling.