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PuTTY is a free and easy to use ssh client for Windows (7 and 10). You can use it to connect to your favorite remote Linux servers in text mode, and start graphical applications if you also have a running X server
Download and install the latest version of PuTTY
You could directly launch PuTTY, but it is actually more efficient to launch Pageant
, especially if you are often going to connect to the same server(s)
Start
⇒ PuTTY
⇒ Pageant
You can keep most PuTTY's default settings. This section will show you how to create your first session profile, with some useful options. If you want to add other sessions, just Load an existing (and properly configured) session, and save it under a new name
When changing a setting, select a (sub-)Category in the left part of the PuTTY Configuration windows, and change the displayed settings in the right part of the window.
After changing the settings of an existing Session, do not forget to go back to the Session category and click Save
In the Session
category:
ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr
for the LSCE access serverssh1