Re: Secure SSH2 Protocol

Hi Charles,

In the message "[MAGNet] Secure SSH2 Protocol", dated 2004-10-12,
Charles E. James wrote:

>I need to connect to a SSH Tectia Secure FTP server running on
>Windows 2000 Server. The only SSH client software available at
>software.berkeley.edu is MacSSH2.1fc3. Currently I can not make it
>work. If anyone uses this software and can give me the basics of
>uploading/downloading files I would appreciate your help.

   MacSSH is a freeware application for the Classic Mac OS that is
intended for logging in securely to remote shells (via the SSH
protocol), rather than for securely transferring files between
computers (via the SFTP and/or SCP protocols).

>... does anyone out there have recommendations on a free software
>package that does Secure FTP using SSH2 protocol, your help would be
>greatly appreciated as well. I prefer a graphical interface as I
>need to provide the software to users who may or may not be able to
>use command line style client software. This is for both classic and
>Mac 10.3 users. (SSH on software site is for classic and seems to be
>command line based.)

   Classic Mac OS users with a need to transfer files via SFTP might
look into the shareware utility, MacSFTP. There is no campus license
for that product, however, so your department would need to purchase
licenses for your users.

Options for Mac OS X
--------------------
A command-line SSH client is accessible via the Terminal application
included with Mac OS X, as well as via third-party terminal
emulators, such as the freeware iTerm.

   Mac OS X users also have many options for transferring files
securely, including a command-line SFTP client and Fugu, a free
application that offers a GUI interface.

   Fugu is available for downloading from the WSS Software site,
<http://software.berkeley.edu> and is also included on the C_at_B CD,
<http://cab.berkeley.edu>. Among several shareware applications
available for this purpose, Transmit is a slick alternative which you
might take a look at.

   You can readily locate MacSFTP, Transmit, iTerm, and other freeware
and shareware applications via Macintosh software download sites such
as VersionTracker <http://www.versiontracker.com> and MacUpdate
<http://www.macupdate.com>, as well as via Apple's Macintosh Products
Guide <http://guide.apple.com/>.

Aron Roberts
Workstation Software Support Group

P.S. I regularly use and like both Transmit, for which I've paid the
shareware fee, and iTerm, under Mac OS X 10.3.5.

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Received on Tue Oct 12 09:54:03 2004