[techtalk] Using Putty to connect to SSH

[Vinnie]

> I am new to using SSH, and when I try to use putty to connect to my linux server
> at home from work, the window appears, and dissapears immediately. I tried using
> telnet to connect to the SSH port and all that happens is the following string
> appears at the top of the telnet window (leading me to believe I am getting
> through the firewall)
> 
> SSH-2.0-2.0.13 (non-commercial)

(from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/faq.html)
Question: Does PuTTY support the SSH 2 protocol? 
Answer: Not yet. I hope it will soon. 


so the question is, are you set up to support ssh2 with ssh1
compatibility..check out


http://www.onsight.com/faq/ssh/ssh-faq-9.html#ss9.4


Hope this helps.

Vinnie