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   * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​SSH''​ => ''​Auth''​ category:   * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​SSH''​ => ''​Auth''​ category:
     * Select **Allow agent forwarding**. This is the same as [[/​other:​ssh#​standard_usage|using ssh with the -A option]]\\ {{ :​other:​putty_07.png?​direct |}}     * Select **Allow agent forwarding**. This is the same as [[/​other:​ssh#​standard_usage|using ssh with the -A option]]\\ {{ :​other:​putty_07.png?​direct |}}
 +  * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​SSH''​ => ''​X11''​ category:
 +    * Select **Enable X11 forwarding**. This is the same as [[/​other:​ssh#​standard_usage|using ssh with the -X option]]\\ {{ :​other:​putty_08.png?​direct |}}
  
 +  * When you have finished updating settings, **do not forget to go back to ''​Category''​ => ''​Session''​ and Save the session**!\\ {{ :​other:​putty_09.png?​direct |}}
  
-FIXME+==== Adding more sessions ====
  
-  * The best way to use PuTTY, is to use it with Pageant: +=== Direct connection ​to a remote ​server ===
-    * Start Menu => Putty menu => Pageant (this will just put the Pageant icon in the rightmost part of the taskbar, the icon may even me masked) +
-    * Right-click on the Pageant icon and choose: +
-      * **New session** ​to define ​new server ​you want to connect to +
-        * Recommended settings: FIXME +
-      * **Saved Sessions** to connect to a server +
-      * **Add key** to select a private ssh key and type/store the matching pass phrase (if you have a private ssh key you generated on Linux, you need to convert it with Putty Menu => PuTTYgen)+
  
-FIXME+  * Select an existing session and click on **Load** 
 +  * Update the **Host Name**, **Saved Session** name (the name of the new profile you want) and settings 
 +  * Go back to ''​Category''​ => ''​Session''​ and **Save** the session
  
-===== Adding and configuring ​new session =====+=== Connection through ​gateway ​===
  
-===== Making ​ssh tunnels with Putty =====+  * Select an existing //gateway// session and click on **Load**.\\ For connecting to LSCE from outside LSCE, select the [[#​creating_a_new_session|ssh1 profile]] 
 +  * In the ''​Connection'' ​=> ''​SSH''​ category, specify the command used to connect to the target server in the **Remote command** field\\ e.g. for LSCE, use ''​ssh obelix''​\\ {{ :​other:​putty_10.png?​direct |}} 
 +  * Go back to ''​Category'' ​=> ''​Session'',​ specify a new profile name in **Saved Sessions** (e.g. ''​obelix via ssh1''​) and **Save** the session\\ {{ :​other:​putty_11.png?​direct |}} 
 +  
 +===== Daily usage PuTTY/​Pageant ===== 
 + 
 +Note: PuTTY will ask your password each time you open a session, unless you have [[#​using_ssh_keys|ssh keys, and you use Pageant to store your passphrase]] 
 + 
 +==== Starting a session from Pageant ==== 
 + 
 + 
 +Once you have [[#​launching_putty_pageant|started pageant]], and [[#​using_putty_pageant|configured sessions]], you can easily open terminals on the remote servers by right-clicking on the pageant icon, and selecting a **Saved Session**. \\ {{ :​other:​putty_12.png?​direct |}} 
 + 
 +==== Starting a session from a desktop shortcut ​==== 
 + 
 +It is also possible to create a shortcut on the desktop to start a specific session! 
 + 
 +  * Right-click on the desktop and select ''​New'' ​=> ''​Shortcut''​ 
 +  * Specify the location of ''​putty.exe'':​ ''​C:​\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe''​ 
 +  * Specify the name of the shortcut, and save the shortcut\\ e.g. ''​obelix via ssh1''​ 
 +  * Right-click on the shortcut and select **Properties**,​ then add the name of the desired profile to the existing target\\ e.g. ''"​C:​\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe"​ -load "​obelix via ssh1"''​ 
 +  * Click **OK** to save the changes 
 +  * You can now connect to the remote server just by clicking on the shortcut!
  
 ===== Using ssh keys ===== ===== Using ssh keys =====
 +
 +==== Existing ssh keys ====
 +
 +==== Importing or creating ssh keys with PuTTYgen ====
 +
  
  
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