| 1 | \C{gs} Getting started with PuTTY |
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| 3 | This chapter gives a quick guide to the simplest types of |
| 4 | interactive login session using PuTTY. |
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| 6 | \H{gs-insecure} Starting a session |
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| 8 | When you start PuTTY, you will see a dialog box. This dialog box |
| 9 | allows you to control everything PuTTY can do. See \k{config} for |
| 10 | details of all the things you can control. |
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| 12 | You don't usually need to change most of the configuration options. |
| 13 | To start the simplest kind of session, all you need to do is to |
| 14 | enter a few basic parameters. |
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| 16 | In the \e{Host Name} box, enter the Internet host name of the server |
| 17 | you want to connect to. You should have been told this by the |
| 18 | provider of your login account. |
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| 20 | Now select a login protocol to use, from the \e{Protocol} buttons. |
| 21 | For a login session, you should select Telnet, Rlogin or SSH. See |
| 22 | \k{which-one} for a description of the differences between the three |
| 23 | protocols, and advice on which one to use. The fourth protocol, |
| 24 | \e{Raw}, is not used for interactive login sessions; you would |
| 25 | usually use this for debugging other Internet services. |
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| 27 | When you change the selected protocol, the number in the \e{Port} |
| 28 | box will change. This is normal: it happens because the various |
| 29 | login services are usually provided on different network ports by |
| 30 | the server machine. Most servers will use the standard port numbers, |
| 31 | so you will not need to change the port setting. If your server |
| 32 | provides login services on a non-standard port, your system |
| 33 | administrator should have told you which one. (For example, many |
| 34 | MUDs run Telnet service on a port other than 23.) |
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| 36 | Once you have filled in the \e{Host Name}, \e{Protocol}, and |
| 37 | possibly \e{Port} settings, you are ready to connect. Press the |
| 38 | \e{Open} button at the bottom of the dialog box, and PuTTY will |
| 39 | begin trying to connect you to the server. |
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