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How do I start a new session in PuTTY?

Jim Brown

How do I start a new session in PuTTY?

How to open a Putty session and exit a session

  1. Double click the PuTTY icon to launch it.
  2. Enter the main server IP into the Host Name field.
  3. Select the connection type here.
  4. Then click Open.
  5. Type your username here, then press
  6. Next, type in your password, or right-click to paste it.

How do I open the console in PuTTY?

Open a console session Using PuTTY or other terminal emulator, select “Serial” as the connection type and change the “Serial line” to match the COM port noted earlier. The serial console speed is typically 9600. Click “Open” to connect to the console.

How do you use window PuTTY?

The “putty.exe” download is good for basic SSH.

  1. Save the download to your C:\WINDOWS folder.
  2. If you want to make a link to PuTTY on your desktop:
  3. Double-click on the putty.exe program or the desktop shortcut to launch the application.
  4. Enter your connection settings:
  5. Click Open to start the SSH session.

Can PuTTY run scripts?

Automating command/script execution using PuTTY

  1. Open putty.exe.
  2. Enter username and password.
  3. Run a shell script.

How do I keep my session alive in PuTTY?

To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Start PuTTY.
  2. Load your connection session.
  3. In the Category pane, click Connection.
  4. Under Sending of null packets to keep session active, in the Seconds between keepalives, type 240.
  5. In the Category pane, click Session.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Connect to your account and monitor the connection.

How do I unzip a file in PuTTY?

Press the [Esc] key and type Shift + Z Z to save and exit or type Shift+ Z Q to exit without saving the changes made to the file.

How do I bring up a console switch?

Follow these steps to manage the switch via console port:

  1. Step 1 Connecting the PC to the Switch. Connect your PC to the console port of the switch with a console cable as the following figure shows.
  2. Step 2 Installing PuTTY on the PC.
  3. Step 3 Launching PuTTY and Configuring the PuTTY Session.
  4. Step 4 Launching the CLI.

How do I open a second terminal in PuTTY?

In Putty Settings > Window > Behavior, you can check one of the boxes to open the system menu on a certain keypress (I personally use ALT-Space). With this setting in place, you can hit ALT-Space, then type the d key to Duplicate Session.

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How do I connect putty to a server?

Running PuTTY and connecting to a server If you selected to create a desktop icon during installation, you can start the software simply by (double-)clicking on the icon. Otherwise, open the software from the Windows Start menu. When the software starts, a window titled PuTTY Configuration should open.

Where do I find putty on my computer?

Otherwise, open the software from the Windows Start menu. When the software starts, a window titled PuTTY Configuration should open. This window has a configuration pane on the left, a Host Name (or IP address) field and other options in the middle, and a pane for saving session profiles in the lower right area.

How to open a duplicate window in putty?

– Dims May 28 ’13 at 13:09 In Putty Settings > Window > Behavior, you can check one of the boxes to open the system menu on a certain keypress (I personally use ALT-Space). With this setting in place, you can hit ALT-Space, then type the d key to Duplicate Session. This will allow you to open a new putty window without needing to touch the mouse.

How to open a putty window and run SSH commands?

It begins with window’s command “start”. c:\app\PuTTy\putty.exe –> is the putty directory on Windows containing putty.exe. -load –> tells putty to load a putty profile. The profile is the name you see on the putty client, under “Saved Sessions”.