Virtual Private Server User Guide

Internet and UNIX Basics

Due to strong cryptographic export restrictions, you cannot download SecureCRT 

or F Secure SSH if you are located in a country that is subject to current United 

States trade sanctions. If you need to obtain an SSH client and cannot obtain one 

of these suggested clients for this reason, there are a number of free and 

unrestricted clients available for download from sites outside of the United States:

http://www.zip.com.au/~roca/ttssh.html

http://www.lysator.liu.se/~jonasw/freeware/niftyssh/

Obtaining a Telnet Client

SECURITY ALERT: Telnet sessions pass information in plain text and are 

therefore not considered secure. For secure, encrypted sessions we recommend 

using the SSH protocol as described earlier in this chapter.

Windows 95/98/NT users may use the telnet.exe program that is installed by 

default with Windows. You can run Windows Telnet by selecting Run from the 

Start menu. Then, type "telnet" followed by your domain name (including the .com 

or other extension) and click OK.

For a more robust Telnet client, however, we suggest CRT by Van Dyke 

Technologies. You can download a copy of CRT by visiting the following URL: 

http://www.vandyke.com/products/

To connect to your virtual server through Telnet, run your Telnet program and 

configure it using the instructions or help file that comes with it. To connect 

successfully, you ll be required to enter a domain name or IP address to connect 

to. 

Logging on to your Server

Note: When you purchase a VPS server, it will often be set up 

before the domain name registration process is completed. For 

this reason, you may need to connect directly to your server s IP 

address for a few days until your domain name registration if 

fully processed. When logging in, you will also need to provide 

the login name and password that you received for your account.

To connect to your VPS server, use your SSH or Telnet client to establish a 

connection according to the instructions included with your client program. 

Upon logging in, a welcome banner with text similar to the following appears:

Last login: Wed Sep 27 17:19:21 

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Technical Training Department

August 2004

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