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Connecting to SSH from Android

Connecting to SSH from Android

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Connecting to SSH from Android

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- [Instructor] It's becoming more common to use mobile devices to access and manage our servers remotely. Tablets are getting larger and more powerful. Accessing the Linux CLI from Android is becoming more common. To access our Linux VM from Android, you'll need to install ConnectBot from the Google Play Store. Search for ConnectBot and install it. Once it's installed, open it. As soon as we start ConnectBot, we can type in our VM IP address, user name, and password and log in. On the bottom bar, type in your user name. In my case it's G-R-A-N-T, @, and then your IP address. My IP address for this network is 10.16.18.227. You'll want to verify on your virtual machine using the if config command that you have the right address. And then click enter. It'll ask if you're sure you want to connect and it's going to try to store the fingerprint. Say yes, and then you'll need to type in your password. And now we're connected. To disconnect, select the menu on the top right and select…

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