Comments on: An SSH tool to make your life easier http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/ News and views from Pythian DBAs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:01:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: James Clough http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-434591 James Clough Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:19:18 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-434591 Do any of these ssh clients have a function to search the scrollback? Do any of these ssh clients have a function to search the scrollback?

]]> By: John Wilson http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-430519 John Wilson Fri, 14 May 2010 22:59:20 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-430519 Will definitely try putty Connection Mgr, but did learn of GNU screen from this post: http://www.xaprb.com/blog/?s=nohup+screen Will definitely try putty Connection Mgr, but did learn of GNU screen from this post: http://www.xaprb.com/blog/?s=nohup+screen

]]> By: dn http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-430151 dn Fri, 14 May 2010 14:42:27 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-430151 There is also mRemote http://www.mremote.org/wiki/Overview.ashx There is also mRemote

http://www.mremote.org/wiki/Overview.ashx

]]> By: Bill Fraser http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-430095 Bill Fraser Fri, 14 May 2010 14:13:40 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-430095 Regarding the SSHMenu panel applet for Ubuntu, I didn't see a way to specify the user name and/or key file to use when connecting to the host. Considering this to be basic functionality, I went looking for documentation for the software and came across the following: http://sshmenu.sourceforge.net/setup/ It seems all additional options are to be entered into the 'Hostname' field. This doesn't appear to be a very intuitive (or user friendly) way of implementing the functionality, but it works. I've been using .ssh/config but I'll give SSHMenu a try. Regarding the SSHMenu panel applet for Ubuntu, I didn’t see a way to specify the user name and/or key file to use when connecting to the host.

Considering this to be basic functionality, I went looking for documentation for the software and came across the following:

http://sshmenu.sourceforge.net/setup/

It seems all additional options are to be entered into the ‘Hostname’ field. This doesn’t appear to be a very intuitive (or user friendly) way of implementing the functionality, but it works.

I’ve been using .ssh/config but I’ll give SSHMenu a try.

]]> By: Sasa Bogdanovic http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-429597 Sasa Bogdanovic Fri, 14 May 2010 08:05:44 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-429597 The tool really seems great, but big drawback is that at the moment, it seems it cannot work with pageant. I have also searched forum on puttycm website, and it is mentioned that pageant was supported with some of the previous versions, but seems to be broken in the recent ones. The tool really seems great, but big drawback is that at the moment, it seems it cannot work with pageant. I have also searched forum on puttycm website, and it is mentioned that pageant was supported with some of the previous versions, but seems to be broken in the recent ones.

]]> By: richardjohnjensen http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-429461 richardjohnjensen Fri, 14 May 2010 02:06:15 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-429461 I found the command center a few years ago and was already a PuTTY user. The tabbing and scripting capabilities make it my everyday tool. The foreground and background focus is annoying, but my workflow benefits enough to make it a small annoyance. I found the command center a few years ago and was already a PuTTY user. The tabbing and scripting capabilities make it my everyday tool.

The foreground and background focus is annoying, but my workflow benefits enough to make it a small annoyance.

]]> By: aachleon http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-429433 aachleon Thu, 13 May 2010 20:59:27 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-429433 Yeah, regarding the 2nd issue you mention, I found that to be an issue with Mobaxterm as well (a simple alt-tab doesn't always move me off or onto the Mobaxterm window). It's a bit annoying, but I deal with it because I still consider it a better fit to my work habits. Yeah, regarding the 2nd issue you mention, I found that to be an issue with Mobaxterm as well (a simple alt-tab doesn’t always move me off or onto the Mobaxterm window). It’s a bit annoying, but I deal with it because I still consider it a better fit to my work habits.

]]> By: mikeh http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-429429 mikeh Thu, 13 May 2010 20:20:45 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-429429 You might want to consider using GNU screen as a terminal multiplexer. I install cygwin locally on my windows machine, ssh from putty into cygwin, run screen locally and use it to manage all my terminal sessions. You might want to consider using GNU screen as a terminal multiplexer. I install cygwin locally on my windows machine, ssh from putty into cygwin, run screen locally and use it to manage all my terminal sessions.

]]> By: Chen Shapira http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-429427 Chen Shapira Thu, 13 May 2010 20:19:23 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-429427 I tried using PuttyCM, but ran into two issues: 1) It seems to be saving the password in some cases, making it unsecure. 2) It would go into windows foreground and backgrounds in ways I found unexpected and confusing. It was just too frustrating to use. I'll give Ponderosa and Mobaxterm a try. BTW. My favorite Ubuntu tool is SSHMenu. I tried using PuttyCM, but ran into two issues:
1) It seems to be saving the password in some cases, making it unsecure.
2) It would go into windows foreground and backgrounds in ways I found unexpected and confusing. It was just too frustrating to use.

I’ll give Ponderosa and Mobaxterm a try.

BTW. My favorite Ubuntu tool is SSHMenu.

]]> By: aachleon http://www.pythian.com/news/12493/an-ssh-tool-to-make-your-life-easier/#comment-429421 aachleon Thu, 13 May 2010 19:59:09 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=12493#comment-429421 My new (to me) favorite ssh client for windows is Mobaxterm. It's more than just an ssh client (it's portable cygwin plus some). It too allows multiple tabs and managing multiple ssh session connectivity info feels simple and native to a unix user (you just configure your .ssh/config file). My new (to me) favorite ssh client for windows is Mobaxterm. It’s more than just an ssh client (it’s portable cygwin plus some). It too allows multiple tabs and managing multiple ssh session connectivity info feels simple and native to a unix user (you just configure your .ssh/config file).

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