[KLUG Members] Adding a Laptop To My Network

[Richard Zimmerman]

> They are GREAT!  I use them all the time.

   I agree 100%

> There is a little setup involved, like creating public & private
> DSA/RSA keys, and adding the public keys to the remote computers,
> but nothing too difficult.  (after you've done it a few times :)

   Secpanel will generate keys for you! You can even have it "install" the
keys onto the remote computer, but it's not complete. Although you tell
secpanel when you initially set it up that it is going to use Openssh, it does
not automatically insert your public key into the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys(2)
file.

<shameless plug time>
   Fortunately my presentation on SSH (The Secure Shell / Tuesday July 24,2001
@ 7pm and a klug meeting near you!)addresses this! <G>
</shameless plug time>

   I did notice you have to change the global configuration if you want dsa
keys generated. It would be nive if he had a button you could click to tell it
what type of key to generate.

   Richard

Richard Zimmerman                                     Richard@knbpower.com
Information Systems Manager                      ke4rit@earthlink.net
K&B Transport, Inc.
Elkhart, Indiana                     Advanced SKYWARN weather spotter

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