Remote Management

[angilberto]

Folks,
Is the serial console ou keybord/monitor the only way to control/manage the StarOS box? I mean, how do I have access to my box on a tower remotely?
Tnkx,

Angilberto.

[Steve]

Download Putty if you are on windows and log in using ssh(port 22). If you are on a Nix box use "ssh -l admin 1.2.3.4" where 1.2.3.4 is the IP of your star-os box

[tony]

Thank you Steve.

As Steve mentioned, your star-os box is fully configurable via SSH, and includes xterm mouse support.

For full mouse support under SSH, we recommend the following SSH clients / enviroment:
Windows: PuTTY (free, and availbale on our downloads page)
Linux: Under X-Windows, use SSH in an xterm.
*BSD: Under X-Windows, use SSH in an xterm.
MacOSX: Under OroborOSX / XDarwin, use SSH in an xterm.

If SSH is not ran under an X-Windows session, or using PuTTY in Windows, it will still work fine, however you will not have mouse support

Thanks!

[georgew]

Mouse support works fine for me under Putty, and used to work under SecureCRT when StarOS was still vt100 compatable.

When SecureCRT stopped working, I was unable to figure out how to navigate without a mouse. Just how do the non-mouseover menues work? What key sequence do you need to open menues without a mouse? Would be handy to know since my laptop's mouse frequently gets in a bad mood for minutes at a time (since I applied the last winblows update).

For what it's worth, xterm is not a goot terminal emulation in any of the term programs I have used other than Putty, or xterm. Xterm was a VT100 clone at one point, but then VT100 is so loose that it is possible to work under a particular vt100 without being compatable with all vt100 emulations. I suspect that the issue is subtle... but I lack the werewithal to dig out my protocol analyzer and figure out what the change was. SecureCRT only stopped working a couple builds ago... Too bad I just paid for it shortly before. It would be nice for it to work again, as I have a lot of time invested in making SecureCRT my main tool for network administration. Putty is nice, for lack of something better... but SecureCRT /is/ better...


George

[tony]

Give me an email, and I'll send you an update to see if it helps your SecureCRT problem.

For non-mouse users, hit the F10 key to bring up the menu, and the arrow keys to move around. Tab keys move betwen fields much like under windows.

Under SecureCRT, is there not a way to specify your terminal type? Most SSH clients I have seen have this ability. Simply change it from VT100 to xterm and you should regain your mouse support.

We were at one time forcing all terminals into xterm emulation mode, which worked well for some, but when we started using more of the enhanced xterm specific escape sequences it started breaking some clients. This is happen a few builds ago.

Thanks!

[dkii]

You can specify the terminal type in securecrt, but xterm is not one of the choices, The choices are

ANSI
Linux
SCOANSI
VShell
VT100
VT102
VT220

All of the options have a checkbox next to them labeled ANSI Color
I would like a SecureCRT compatible version also, I will email you.

[angilberto]

Download Putty if you are on windows and log in using ssh(port 22). If you are on a Nix box use "ssh -l admin 1.2.3.4" where 1.2.3.4 is the IP of your star-os box

Thanks much -- I should know the answer had to be this simple :D
Angilberto.

[tony]

Our latest build has full SecureCRT support now.

To use it, choose term type VT100, and check the 'ANSI' colour option. (this should be the default) Since SecureCRT does not advertise itself as being xterm compatible, we have made some special considerations for it, which allows you to use your mouse.

Thanks!