Tag Archives: SSH

Ubuntu: MySQL SSH Tunnel via the Terminal

If you have a closed machine that doesn’t allow MySQL connections from the outside world but does allow SSH access in to the box, say hello to the world of SSH tunneling. Continue reading

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How to Run SCP when Copying From a Machine not using the Default SSH Port 21

Although port 21 is the default port used for SSH connections and thus SCP, most of the time you will find that in order to increase protection, the actual assigned port is far removed from the default 21. So how do you specify this when running a SCP copy operation? Continue reading

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An Easy WinSCP alternative in Ubuntu

I make heavy use of WinSCP to transfer project files across to our production servers from my Windows development machine. Recently though, I needed to switch to my Ubuntu machine here at home to carry on with my development, and needed a quick replacement in order to easily get my files across to the live servers as I would with WinSCP – in other words something with a similar functionality and more importantly, a GUI. Continue reading

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Ubuntu Terminal How to Copy a File to or from a Remote Machine using SCP

SCP is a powerful utility that allows us to securely copy files between remote machines. What makes it even more powerful is the ability to add it to scripts and so for today’s quick tutorial I will walk you through how you can go about either copying files from or to a remote machine with the use of SCP. Continue reading

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Ubuntu Terminal: How to ssh-copy-id When the SSH Port is not 21

For the most part, the default port for SSH access into a Linux machine is 21. However, many people change this default in the name of security, meaning that for most of our function usage, we simply need to use the -p port number switch when trying to access with that remote machine. Continue reading

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