MKS Toolkit
Connectivity Solutions Guide



MKS Inc.
12701 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 350
Fairfax VA 22033-3831 USA
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http://www.mkssoftware.com

July 2005

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Connectivity Basics
  3. What is Connectivity?

    Connectivity in a Windows Environment

    Connectivity in a Mixed Environment

    The MKS Toolkit Connectivity Suite

    Access Remote Systems

    Graphical Connections

    Secure Communication

    Comparing Different Approaches

  4. Remote Utilities
  5. Remote Shell

    rsh Basics

    Specifying a User Name

    Executing Multiple Commands

    Connecting as a Domain User

    Redirection

    Remote Execution

    rexec Basics

    Specifying a Password

    Specifying a User Name

    Connecting as a Domain User

    Redirection

    Remote File Copying

    rcp Basics

    Copying Files Between Two Remote Machines

    Copying Files to a Directory

    Copying Directories

    Copying Files as a Domain User

    Remote Login

    rlogin Basics

    Specifying a User Name

    Remote Services

    Starting and Stopping the Services

    Authentication

    rshd Authentication

    rexecd Authentication

    rlogind Authentication

  6. Secure Utilities
  7. Secure Shell Client

    Secure X11

    Secure Shell Service

    Authentication Agents

    Secure FTP

    Changing the Current Directory

    Listing Directory Contents

    Transferring Files

    Visual SFTP

    Making a Connection

    Changing Directories

    Copying Files

    Renaming Files

    Running Files

    Secure Copy

    Advanced Options

  8. The Telnet Server
  9. Initializing the MKS Telnetd Service

    Initiating a Telnet Session

  10. The X Terminal Emulator
  11. Using xterm

  12. Tasks
  13. A Sample Network

    Choosing a Connectivity Tool

    Administering Remote Servers and Workstations

    Deploying Applications Throughout the Enterprise

    Accessing Remote X11 Applications

    Performing Distributed Builds and Automated Testing

  1. Configuring the Connectivity Suite
  2. Configuring the Remote Utilities

    From the Control Panel Applet

    The Authentication Tab

    The Rexecd/Rshd Tab

    The Rlogind Service Tab

    From the Command Line

    The rconfig Utility

    The rsetup Utility

    Authentication Files

    The hosts.equiv File

    The .rhosts File

    The .netrc File

    Configuring the Secure Utilities

    From the Control Panel Applet

    The Secure Shell Client Tab

    The Secure Shell Service Tab

    Authentication Keypairs

    Generating Keypairs

    Passwordless Authentication

    SmartCard Support

    Problems with Passwordless Authentication

    Smartcard Solutions

    Smartcards and Windows

    Using Smartcards with the Secure Utilities

    Configuring from the Control Panel Applet

    Troubleshooting

    Configuring the Telnet Server

   Index