*** STWingCS SecureCRT HOWTO ***


INTRODUCTION

The purpose os this HOWTO is to show you how to setup and use the SecureCRT SSH
client to connect to STWingCS servers.


REQUIREMENTS

Desktop PC running Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP


SETUP

1. Download the SecureCRT SSH client from:

http://www.upenn.edu/computing/product/net/securecrt.html

*NOTE: you must have a valid PennKey to download from this site.  (ie. must be
a University of Pennsylvania student or employee).

2. run the SecureCRT installer and install the product.


USAGE

Click on the SecureCRT icon on your desktop on in your start menu.  In the
connect dialog, click on "force.stwing.upenn.edu".  Then click on "Accept and Save"
in the hostkey dialog and enter your username and password when prompted.

NOTE: the hostkey dialog will not appear after the first time you connect to
"force.stwing.upenn.edu".


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As of the 2002 release of SecureCRT by ISC, the STWingCS server settings are
included in the default distribution.  If you are using a client from
elsewhere, or an older version.  The host settings are as follows:
        
        name: force.stwing.upenn.edu
        protocol: ssh2
        hostname: force.stwing.upenn.edu
        port: 22
        cipher: 3des
        mac: MD5
        authentication: password
        ssh server: standard


REFERENCES

For general information of the STWingCS setup or basic UNIX shell commands:

http://www.stwing.upenn.edu/computing/faqs/general.php


CREDITS

Written by Stephen Richter <richters@stwing.upenn.edu>. Copyright 2002.