Linux Remote Administration

SSH / Telnet

You will need to use SSH in order to gain access to your server as Telnet is not a secure protocol. Users of Cygwin should type the command: ssh {user name} {host name} to open a connection. Programs such as PUTTY can simply open an SSH connection on port 22.

VNC Server

Use VNC to gain X-Windows access to your machine. You will first need to use SSH to gain access to your machine to start a VNC session. Type the command: vncserver

You will be told which display number the VNC session is using, you can then connect via your VNC viewer {host name}:{display}

We recommend you then return to your SSH session to shut down the VNC session with the command: vncserver -kill :{display}