[KLUG Members] Adding a Laptop To My Network

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>> P.S.  I did find a very ***COMPLETE*** GUI to ssh on freshmeat,  it
>>lets you pick more options than I knew ssh had, manage key files, transfer
>>files, etc... Only to transfer multiple files you have to type your password 
>>again, and again, and again....  Not an acceptable solution for deployment to
>>a wifal unit.
>> But if openSSH will shut the ^#$( up and take its issues up with the
>>KDC, life will be very sweet.
>Why not insert "ssh-agent" and "ssh-add" into your login scripts.
>This way she enters paddwords once, then from there the agent feeds the 
>passwords keys to the ssh session when ever it is needed eliminating the
>constant requests for passwords!

Now that sounds like a solution!  I've never bothered to wonder what ssh-add,
etc... where there for.

>I just tested it. Load ssh-agent / ssh-add before starting Gnome.
>Opened aconsole screen and connected to a remote computer. Worked like a charm.
>If you email me over the GUI  for ssh I'll test it for ya while I'm setup this

http://www2.wiwi.uni-marburg.de/~leich/soft/secpanel/ 

It's TCL so it won't win any beauty contest,  but it's pretty straight forward,
and it works.

Systems and Network Administrator
Morrison Industries
1825 Monroe Ave NW.
Grand Rapids, MI. 49505