Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#1

Post by mikemaccana » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 10:16 PM UTC

Install Win32 OpenSSH test release
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Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#2

Post by voltagex_ » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 11:38 PM UTC

Backspace doesn't work from a Linux box SSHing into Windows (strange world we live in), but otherwise it's great.

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#3

Post by jlgaddis » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 11:47 PM UTC

So once you've done this and you SSH in to the Windows box, I assume you just end up, basically, in a command window?

For example:

  $ ssh username@windows.example.com

  ...

  C:\>

Is that right?

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#4

Post by mikemaccana » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 11:47 PM UTC

See also https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/ssh.exe-exa... once you've got it running. To work around a bug, you'll currently need to run `powershell -File -`

It's still way too early to us as a daily driver - lots of small bugs - but nevertheless interesting.

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#5

Post by jlgaddis » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 11:48 PM UTC

voltagex_ wrote: post #2

Backspace doesn't work from a Linux box SSHing into Windows (strange world we live in), but otherwise it's great.

It may just be the settings in your SSH client (some of them are weird). Which SSH client are you using and have you tried any others?

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#6

Post by mikemaccana » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 11:49 PM UTC

jlgaddis wrote: post #3

So once you've done this and you SSH in to the Windows box, I assume you just end up, basically, in a command window? For example: $ ssh username@windows.example.com ... C:\> Is that right?

Yes. From my Mac:

    $ ssh mike@192.168.0.12
    mike@192.168.0.12's password:
    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
    (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Mike>powershell -File -

    PS C:\Users\Mike>

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#7

Post by mikemaccana » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 11:52 PM UTC

voltagex_ wrote: post #2

Backspace doesn't work from a Linux box SSHing into Windows (strange world we live in), but otherwise it's great.

See https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/issues/57.

For some reason putty works but iTerm has the backspace issue. Putty user: what's your $TERM?

Ctrl H works as a workaround BTW.

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#8

Post by 0x0 » Fri, Jan 01, 2016, 11:57 PM UTC

Interesting that the build instructions refer to Cygwin. It's a bit surprising, I'd have expected something more native. What does this bring to the table that regular Cygwin OpenSSHd couldn't do 10 years ago?

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#9

Post by quanticle » Sat, Jan 02, 2016, 12:08 AM UTC

0x0 wrote: post #8

Interesting that the build instructions refer to Cygwin. It's a bit surprising, I'd have expected something more native. What does this bring to the table that regular Cygwin OpenSSHd couldn't do 10 years ago?

Powershell integration. Cygwin SSH drops you into a bash prompt running on the Windows box. Powershell is much more deeply integrated with Windows, and is more useful for actual system administration (e.g. configuring IIS, SQL Server, etc) than Cygwin's bash.

Re: Install Win32 OpenSSH test release

#10

Post by voltagex_ » Sat, Jan 02, 2016, 12:19 AM UTC

mikemaccana wrote: post #7

voltagex_ wrote: post #2

Backspace doesn't work from a Linux box SSHing into Windows (strange world we live in), but otherwise it's great.

See https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/issues/57 . For some reason putty works but iTerm has the backspace issue. Putty user: what's your $TERM? Ctrl H works as a workaround BTW.

$TERM from PuTTY - xterm $TERM from Terminal.app - xterm-256color