Zenoc.net

Connecting with SSH

To access the shell, you will need to connect via SSH.

SSH Clients

• PuTTY - versatile cross-platform SSH client. Recommended for people using a Windows version below Windows 10.
• openssh - usually the 'ssh' command on most *nix operating systems. Available via WSL on Windows.

Connection info

Host: shell.zenoc.net

Port: 22

Your username will be supplied to you by sysadmin.

SSH Keys

It is recommended you use an SSH key instead of a password. It is more secure and often more convenient.

OpenSSH users can use ssh-keygen to generate a key. You can look at ~/.ssh/id_*.pub for your public key. Put it in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the shell server.

NEVER SHARE YOUR PRIVATE KEY!

Key encryption methods

RSA and ed25519 are recommended.

Testing the connection

OpenSSH users should type ssh shell.zenoc.net. A username may be required (username@shell.zenoc.net in that case)

PuTTY users should be able to double click the saved connection to connect.

You should be greeted with an appropriate MOTD for the server you are connecting to and a friendly green shell prompt with a smiley face. :)

See also

• Server listing
• Shell navigation