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Old 03-06-2006, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DomainerZone
What kind of server would I need to use Putty? I would like to have the server set up, so I never actually have to do anything with the physical machine. I would like to just Putty in and do everything from anywhere. Is it a telnet server I need?
The server is a SSH server. It comes preinstalled with any Linux Distro. It allows for secure server administration. Its a good idea to change your SSH server port to a non standard port. That will stop many hack attempts on the server. Never enable telnet, it is a insecure service. If anyone intercepts your connection, they could see every command and password you put into the server.
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