I'm glad I could help, Alex. I'm including the Ubuntu UK list so we all know the issue is solved.
Regards, Tyler On 2012-03-12 18:45, Alexander Birchall wrote: > Many thanks, Tyler, that did it! > > Alex > >> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:08:02 +0000 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> CC: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server 11.10 -- how do I enable remot > access via Putty? >> >> On 2012-03-12 17:01, Alexander Birchall wrote: >> > I thought I was quite experienced at administering a Ubuntu Server, but I >> > am totally confused by the graphical desktop for Ubuntu Server 11.10. >> >> I don't believe there is a GUI for server by default. Are you sure you used >> the server disk? >> >> > I need to be able to remotely connect to the server with Putty (my choice >> > for remote access to servers). But how do I enable this remote access -- >> > when I try I get a message saying network connection refused. >> > >> > Do I need to disable/configure a firewall? How would I do that? >> >> You need to install the openssh-server package on the server. You can do >> that during the install process by selecting "SSH Server", or after the >> install with: >> >> sudo apt-get install openssh-server >> >> Regards, >> Tyler >> >> -- >> "If we confuse dissent with disloyalty — if we deny the right of >> the individual to be wrong, unpopular, eccentric or unorthodox — >> if we deny the essence of racial equality then hundreds of millions >> in Asia and Africa who are shopping about for a new allegiance will >> conclude that we are concerned to defend a myth and our present >> privileged status. Every act that denies or limits the freedom of >> the individual in this country costs us the ... confidence of men and >> women who aspire to that freedom and independence of which we speak >> and for which our ancestors fought." >> -- Edward R. Murrow -- "Offending fundamentalists isn't my goal – but if it is an inevitable side-effect of defending human rights, so be it." -- Johann Hari -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
