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\C{gs} Getting started with PuTTY

This chapter gives a quick guide to the simplest types of
interactive login session using PuTTY.

\H{gs-insecure} Starting a session

When you start PuTTY, you will see a dialog box. This dialog box
allows you to control everything PuTTY can do. See \k{config} for
details of all the things you can control.

You don't usually need to change most of the configuration options.
To start the simplest kind of session, all you need to do is to
enter a few basic parameters.

In the \q{Host Name} box, enter the Internet host name of the server
you want to connect to. You should have been told this by the
provider of your login account.

Now select a login protocol to use, from the \q{Protocol} buttons.
For a login session, you should select Telnet, Rlogin or SSH. See
\k{which-one} for a description of the differences between the three
protocols, and advice on which one to use. The fourth protocol,
\e{Raw}, is not used for interactive login sessions; you would
usually use this for debugging other Internet services.

When you change the selected protocol, the number in the \q{Port}
box will change. This is normal: it happens because the various
login services are usually provided on different network ports by
the server machine. Most servers will use the standard port numbers,
so you will not need to change the port setting. If your server
provides login services on a non-standard port, your system
administrator should have told you which one. (For example, many
MUDs run Telnet service on a port other than 23.)

Once you have filled in the \q{Host Name}, \q{Protocol}, and
possibly \q{Port} settings, you are ready to connect. Press the
\q{Open} button at the bottom of the dialog box, and PuTTY will
begin trying to connect you to the server.