> > I get a "fatal: Timeout before authentication for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" = > > message from FreeBSD, but I guess thats just the FreeBSD=20 > > system spitting the dummy at a key it doesn't like. > > > > Would someone please enlighten me on just how I go about setting up keys = > > that are acceptable to both FreeBSD & Windows,=20 > > and if theres any sort of hocus pocus is involved in getting the key/s = > > from unix to windows without changing the things. > > > > - ------=_NextPart_000_0921_01C05959.1C090B10 > > Content-Type: text/html; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > > > > > > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > > > > > > > > > >

I'm trying to configure SSH login to a = > > 4.2 RELEASE=20 > > system from various Windows machines. It certainly appears to be a = > >

> >

step forward in securing servers from = > > the moron=20 > > element that gets its thrills from wanton vandalism, however as with = > > most=20 > >

> >

new things in unix the = > > documentation quite=20 > > sparse as far as explaining

> >

> size=3D2>"exactly_how_do_I_do_this_from_scratch_when_I_ only_first=20 > > _stumbled_across_ the beast_an_hour_ago"

> >

I've installed "TeraTerm" in the = > > Windows systems,=20 > > (complete with the SSH patch), and its sorta talking to unix (its got no = > > > > problem

> >

with regular telnet = > > login), > face=3DArial size=3D2>but I've obviously not understood something = > > > face=3DArial size=3D2>about this private / public keys stuff because it = > > refuses to=20 > >

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accept either the > face=3DArial=20 > > size=3D2>private > face=3DArial size=3D2>or=20 > > the public keys that I copied from the FreeBSD /home/username=20 > > directory.

> >

"man ssh" says "The user creates = > > his/her RSA key=20 > > pair blah blah blah ..... then copy the identity.pub to some = > > directory on=20 > >

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the remote machine." Now thats = > > all very well=20 > > if the remote machine happens to be another unix box, but where on = > > earth=20 > > does

> >

one find a "HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys" = > > file or=20 > > directory in a Windows system = > > ????????=20 > >

> >

I get a "fatal: Timeout before = > > authentication for=20 > > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" message from FreeBSD, but I guess thats just the = > > FreeBSD=20 > >

> >

system spitting > face=3DArial size=3D2>the=20 > > dummy at a key it doesn't like.

> >

Would someone please enlighten me on = > > just how I go=20 > > about setting up keys that are acceptable to both FreeBSD & Windows, = > > > >

> >

and if theres any sort of hocus = > > pocus is=20 > > involved in getting the key/s from unix to windows without changing the=20 > > things.

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