OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

[Guest Noozer]

I do a lot of remote administration on Linux boxes through an SSH

connection... It this also possible on Windows 2003 server?

[Guest Calab]

Re: OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

 

 

"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message

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|I do a lot of remote administration on Linux boxes through an SSH

| connection... It this also possible on Windows 2003 server?

 

Nobody?

 

Basically, I just want to get to a secure command prompt on a remote Windows

2003 server.

[Guest Bill Grant]

Re: OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

 

Have you looked at the built-in remote administration option in Windows

Server?

 

"Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

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> "Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message

> news:uvrwJkBjIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> |I do a lot of remote administration on Linux boxes through an SSH

> | connection... It this also possible on Windows 2003 server?

>

> Nobody?

>

> Basically, I just want to get to a secure command prompt on a remote

> Windows

> 2003 server.

>

>

[Guest Calab]

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"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message

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> Have you looked at the built-in remote administration option in Windows

> Server?

 

I've looked, but you still need to connect via RDP. I'm trying to avoid

this.

 

I have found "freeSSHd" and it seems to do the job.

 

> "Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

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>> "Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message

>> news:uvrwJkBjIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> |I do a lot of remote administration on Linux boxes through an SSH

>> | connection... It this also possible on Windows 2003 server?

>>

>> Nobody?

>>

>> Basically, I just want to get to a secure command prompt on a remote

>> Windows

>> 2003 server.

>>

>>

>

[Guest Matt]

RE: OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

 

"Noozer" wrote:

> I do a lot of remote administration on Linux boxes through an SSH

> connection... It this also possible on Windows 2003 server?

 

I prefer using SSH to administrate remote machines but have recently started

working with Windows Server 2003. I have found SSHWindows

<http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/> to be a useful SSH Server for windows.

As the site describes, SSHWindows is a minimal Cygwin installation which only

includes the necessary files for running an SSH Server.

 

I use this package just for the SFTP options that it gives me as I was

unable find a method of securely transferring files to a Windows server that

was flexible enough for my needs. This will also give you a command line

prompt remotely, but using this option for remote administration may not be

ideal because many of the configuration interfaces for windows applications

are not available on the command line.

 

For the administration of IIS or other applications running on a Windows

server I will typically use rdesktop which is an RDP client for *nix because

it seems to be the only option for the administration of Windows servers.

[Guest Brains,None]

Re: OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

 

hhmm... is rdesktop also running the ssh too? i *worry* about leaving

remote logins possible on my boxen...

 

j

 

 

Matt wrote:

> "Noozer" wrote:

>

>> I do a lot of remote administration on Linux boxes through an SSH

>> connection... It this also possible on Windows 2003 server?

>

> I prefer using SSH to administrate remote machines but have recently started

> working with Windows Server 2003. I have found SSHWindows

> <http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/> to be a useful SSH Server for windows.

> As the site describes, SSHWindows is a minimal Cygwin installation which only

> includes the necessary files for running an SSH Server.

>

> I use this package just for the SFTP options that it gives me as I was

> unable find a method of securely transferring files to a Windows server that

> was flexible enough for my needs. This will also give you a command line

> prompt remotely, but using this option for remote administration may not be

> ideal because many of the configuration interfaces for windows applications

> are not available on the command line.

>

> For the administration of IIS or other applications running on a Windows

> server I will typically use rdesktop which is an RDP client for *nix because

> it seems to be the only option for the administration of Windows servers.

[Guest Matt]

Re: OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

 

"Brains,None" wrote:

> hhmm... is rdesktop also running the ssh too? i *worry* about leaving

> remote logins possible on my boxen...

 

My knowledge of Server 2003 is limited but I believe Remote Desktop

connections are a function of the "Terminal Services" service (on port 3389,

I think) and the OpenSSH Server runs as its own service (on port 22).

 

Remote administration is necessary in situations where physical access to

the server is restricted or impractical, but your worries about remote logins

are well founded. If you can effectively administer your server locally, it

will be more secure to turn off remote access services. It's always a good

idea to close any ports that don't _need_ to be open.

 

In both cases, I believe all the information in encrypted. The default

installation of Server 2003 doesn't seem to have limitation on how frequently

or in what quantity remote logins can fail so, as always, it's a good idea to

use an uncommon username (like first initial, last name or something similar)

and a relatively secure password.

 

Unfortunately, Windows does not offer something like sudo, so to

administrate the server the administration account itself must have the

ability to remotely log in.

 

HTH,

-Matt

[Guest aaron.kempf@gmail.com]

Re: OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

 

uh have you looked at telnet?

 

I think that back in the day- you could telnet into a windows machine

and do stuff like this.

 

I'm being dead serious; btw.. I think that it just gives you a command

prompt.. it's basically a wrapper around a command prompt.

 

-Aaron

 

 

 

 

On Mar 22, 5:34 am, "Noozer" <dont.s...@me.here> wrote:

> I do a lot of remote administration on Linux boxes through an SSH

> connection... It this also possible on Windows 2003 server?

[Guest Calab]

Re: OpenSSH server on Windows Server 2003?

 

 

"Matt" <Matt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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| "Brains,None" wrote:

|

| > hhmm... is rdesktop also running the ssh too? i *worry* about leaving

| > remote logins possible on my boxen...

|

| My knowledge of Server 2003 is limited but I believe Remote Desktop

| connections are a function of the "Terminal Services" service (on port

3389,

| I think) and the OpenSSH Server runs as its own service (on port 22).

 

I found "FreeSSHD" at freesshd.com.

 

I have it installed on my Windows 2003 Std server. Seems to do the job. Of

course that means learning Windows administration all from the command line.

 

I also imagine that it would allow you to create a secure tunnel to allow

remote file shares/etc.

[Guest Calab]

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<aaron.kempf@gmail.com> wrote in message

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| uh have you looked at telnet?

|

| I think that back in the day- you could telnet into a windows machine

| and do stuff like this.

|

| I'm being dead serious; btw.. I think that it just gives you a command

| prompt.. it's basically a wrapper around a command prompt.

 

 

TELNET is VERY insecure... It's one of the first things you need to ensure

is disabled once you do an OS install.