Most IT pros realize that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is insecure. Transmitted in clear text across a network, Telnet traffic basically publicizes any login usernames and ...

I have two computers that connect to the internet through a wireless router. I would like to be able to SSH to them from my school. I set up my router to forward any port 22 requests to 192.168.1.100 ...

I'm at home on Windows 2000 behind a Linksys router. I'm running Cygwin, trying to ssh into a remote Linux computer (let's call it remotessh.example.com for the time being) and have X11 forwarded back ...

A setup mistake has apparently left hundreds of thousands of home routers running the SSH (Secure Shell) remote access tool with identical private and public keys. John Matherly used Shodan, a ...

The logical next step thereafter is to enable remote access to all these services even when you're disconnected from the home ...

One option that’s easy to overlook is remote management of the router. This allows you (or anyone with your credentials) to manage your router from outside your network. While convenient, it opens a ...

Most IT pros know that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is not exactly a security best practice. Instead, the accepted alternative to Telnet's lack of security is Secure Shell ...