Putty is awesome! It is a main staple for most IT professionals and Home Automation hobbyists alike. Need a secure way to SSH into a Linux machine? Putty would be your go-to tool in your IT toolbelt. Until now…
Solar Putty Linux
Check out the free Solar-Putty from SolarWinds. SolarWinds has given us a ton of 100% free, no strings attached (other than some marketing requests), software technology tools. Solar-Putty is their latest offering to the IT community. I’d like to think of Solar Putty as kind of a graphic RDP Connection Manager type of interface for Putty.
Let’s talk about what I love about this tool. First up, no installation. That’s pretty much on par with what we expect from Putty. The ability to download it on a server or client site and not have to actually go through some registry trashing Windows installation was a make or break for this to even be considered a replacement for Putty. Just download and run the EXE. Awesome.. want more? How about as soon as you launch it, it will import any saved Putty profiles and add them automagically right into the UI. Nice.
You can also save all your credentials (per session) for easy logins. Of course, TABBED interface for multiple SSH sessions built right in.
Download Solar-PuTTY. Xshell 6 Client. Xshell 6 is a terminal emulator that backs to SSH client, Telenet, and rlogin. The tool works as a great alternative to PuTTY. The tool markets itself as the “The Industry’s Most Powerful SSH Client”. The program has two editions – basic and professional. SolarWinds Solar-PuTTY is a terminal emulation client with a browser-based user interface. Built on top of PuTTY, this free tool includes a browser-based interface with tabs that allow you to open multiple client sessions. Solar-PuTTY extends the functionality of PuTTY, allowing you to connect to a resource using the following protocols. Oct 02, 2019 Solar-PuTTY is a solarwinds version (with improved GUI and couple more functionalities) of the already well known PuTTY, an SSH (and telnet) client for the Windows platform. Solar PuTTY, allows its users to store sessions and credentials or private keys for an easy login.
How about 1 click reconnects? That’s probably the feature that made me switch immediately.
You also have the ability to detach the tabs into separate windows if you so choose.
All in all, Solar Putty is a pretty solid offering and for the price, I don’t see why you wouldn’t switch. It’s basically Putty+. Admittedly though, if you still use Notepad rather than Notepad++, this might not be the post for you. Everyone else, ENJOY!
HaPPY Secure Shelling!
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–Carlo