-\versionid $Id: using.but,v 1.8 2002/09/11 17:30:36 jacob Exp $
+\versionid $Id: using.but,v 1.11 2003/01/16 15:43:18 jacob Exp $
\C{using} Using PuTTY
Pasting is done using the right button (or the middle mouse button,
if you have a three-button mouse and have set it up; see
-\k{config-mouse}). When you click the right mouse button, PuTTY will
+\k{config-mouse}). Pressing Shift-Ins has the same effect.
+When you click the right mouse button, PuTTY will
read whatever is in the Windows Clipboard and paste it into your
session, \e{exactly} as if it had been typed at the keyboard.
(Therefore, be careful of pasting formatted text into an editor that
\b Choose a port number on your local machine where PuTTY should
listen for incoming connections. There are likely to be plenty of
-unused port numbers above 3000.
+unused port numbers above 3000. (You can also use a local loopback
+address here; see \k{config-ssh-portfwd} for more details.)
\b Now, before you start your SSH connection, go to the Tunnels
panel (see \k{config-ssh-portfwd}). Make sure the \q{Local} radio
\S2{using-cmdline-identity} \c{-i}: specify an SSH private key
The \c{-i} option allows you to specify the name of a private key
-file which PuTTY will use to authenticate with the server. This
-option is only meaningful if you are using SSH.
+file in \c{*.PPK} format which PuTTY will use to authenticate with the
+server. This option is only meaningful if you are using SSH.
For general information on public-key authentication, see \k{pubkey}.