Oct
09
2009
Edit The SSH Config File to Keep The Connection Open And More
Posted by Spyros in Linux Tips, tags: client interval, keep ssh connection alive, server interval, ssh, ssh connection
Using the powerful SSH command is really something you should get your hands on. Remote shell access is everywhere nowadays and even if you have a simple server running online, you would definately need to set SSH up in order to use a shell. If you are already using SSH and provide a password every time you want to login to your server(s), you may want to check this post about setting up SSH keys for authentication so that you won’t ever have to enter your password again.
SSH, the Secure SHell, is actually a great network protocol used to transmit data between two devices on a network. There are several tools that can be used in order to transfer that data. One of them is the very well known telnet that many people tend to use. The problem about telnet is that it transmits data unencrypted, meaning that an eavesdropper that sniffs network data will be able to find out the connection password (and more) very easily.
Have you ever been in the position where you needed to transfer a very big file to another computer but had to split that in more pieces so that you can actually copy it ? This would have definately happened to you if you use a FAT32 formatted disk drive that doesn’t allow for files larger than 4GBs. So, what happens if you want to transfer a file that is 8GBs ?
Much of the power of unix comes from the great GNU programs. They are actually a very powerful set of tools that are able to help every user or administrator do many things that could otherwise be quite a bit difficult. If you are not really that knowledgeable of Unix and its basic commands, i would suggest that you take a look at this 
Some people who decide to move to linux find it hard that most programs created for Windows do not execute under Linux. When it comes to gaming, especially, this happens even more often and almost all games for windows do not run. But is this a linux problem?
Ubuntu, the incredibly versatile operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux is the most used linux system used nowadays. It is pretty standardized that ubuntu makes two new releases every year with the latest one being Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). I thought it would be nice to make a small overview and see what have the ubuntu releases been since today.
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