Using sloginAn alternative to rlogin is to use slogin. The slogin command is a remote terminal program that offers strong encryption of the data stream much like ssh. You are strongly encouraged to use this command if your machines don't have ssh installed and configured properly. Just like rlogin, slogin functions identically to rlogin; but it sends your login and password information, as well as anything else you type, over the network encrypted, not in clear text. To find out whether the secure shell server is running, and to set up the slogin command (which needs quite a bit of configuration before you can use it), you are advised to contact your Unix system administrator. He will be more than happy to tell you about the slogin command or any alternatives, and to help you increase system security. Well, up to now we have covered telnet, ssh, rlogin, and slogin. These are all remote access methods used to allow you to connect to a remote host, run commands, create scripts, and do whatever else it is you can do from the shell prompt such as transfer files from one host to another across the network. |