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Should I use Telnet and FTP for remote access?
Answer:
In a word, No.
The problem with Telnet, FTP, and other non-encrypted protocols is that everything is sent across the network as plain text. This means that someone running a sniffing program on the network, which is very simple under many circumstances, can see all of your traffic - including your login and password.
Consider replacing Telnet and FTP with SSh.
What is the most popular SSH Client for Windows?
Answer:
Definitely it is PuTTY: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
Copy file to remote server using scp
Answer:
To copy file from local machine to remote server, it is easy with scp
e.g.
# scp test.txt john@remoteserver:/home/john/
The above command copy the file test.txt to the remote folder /home/john, of the machine remoteserver.
Running a command on the remote server
Answer:
To run a command on the remote server over ssh, use the following command:
# ssh username@server COMMAND
