Thanks for your response, Jerry. Ok... so given that I want to do something that, at the time of writing, was considered unusual, I'm on the right track with using OpenSSH for Windows and PuTTY?
Mary --- Jerry Westrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the time that was written, > remote desktop was something unusual! > > So taken in that context, he is right... > > Jerry. > > P.S. At work where we do very much "Remote'ing" we > also use the OpenSSh for > windows... So you are not alone nor choosing an > exotic solution... > > > On Friday 12 November 2004 06:32, BPS wrote: > > Hi, all! > > > > I'd like to maximize the security of using VNC, so > am > > trying to learn about tunneling. Angelo was kind > > enough to provide me with input regarding using > > OpenSSH for Windows for the server and PuTTY for > the > > client (thanks, again, Angelo!). > > > > I just want to make sure that I'm on the right > track, > > though. In the PuTTY documentation it says: > > > > "you probably do _not_ want to use SSH, Telnet or > > Rlogin if: > > - you only use Windows. Windows computers > > have their own ways of networking between > themselves, > > and unless you are doing something fairly unusual, > you > > will not need to use any of these remote login > > protocols." > > > > I anticipate that I will be using VNC only between > > Windows computers. So, should I not be going down > the > > path of using OpenSSH for Windows and PuTTY? Or > am I > > reading the PuTTY documentation out of context - > which > > is entirely a possibility ;-) > > > > Would love some guidance, please. I don't want to > > spin my wheels doing something unnecessary, but by > the > > same token, if this is what I need to do to > achieve > > encryption of data being transferred on VNC, I'll > go > > ahead. Or should I be using another approach, > given > > that I'll only be using VNC with Windows? > > > > Thanks!! > > > > Mary > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > > www.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
