ssh directory, then ran dropbearconvert openssh dropbear. Unlike the Windows login prompts, PuTTY doesn't display the password as a row of asterisks either. PuTTY just doesn't display the password you type, so that someone looking at your screen can't see what it is. On Windows, I ran puttygen to create a public and private key (limited to 1024 bits for no real reason), then used puttygen's 'convert' function to save the private key as OpenSSH.Ĭopied the public key from puttygen and appended to authorized_keys on the remote server.Ĭopied the new private key to DD-WRT. A.7.12 My keyboard stops working once PuTTY displays the password prompt. And for anyone coming across this thread, let me reiterate that I am not trying to connect from a PC to my DD-WRT router! I am trying to connect from my DD-WRT router to a remote server.
Visit the Unix How To page for useful Unix commands. this task is the PuTTy terminal emulator and the Xming X-window client. PuTTY is open source software that is available with source code and is developed and supported by a group of volunteers. Right click where you want to paste You can edit your programs using Pico or Jove and compile your programs using g++ or javac. PuTTY is an SSH and telnet client, developed originally by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform. Under the Session Category, enter the IP address for the instrument, set the Port to 5555, and the Connection type to Raw as shown below.
Okay, got it to work, but it did require a few extra steps. To copy and paste while using PuTTY: Highlight what you want to copy. On some versions of Windows, you may need to have full administrative rights and you may also need to Run as administrator. You can skip the dropbear part, you won't need it. Read sections 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 to set up SSH public key authentication. Nexx WT3020F Openwrt #4.14.167 (OpenVPN server, Wireguard server, AD blocking, SQM QOS, USB) Isn't it also necessary to convert the puttygen private key to dropbear format?
You mean use puttygen to create the keypair on a Windows computer, then copy over to DD-WRT? isn't it also necessary to convert the puttygen private key to dropbear format? You mean use puttygen to create the keypair on a Windows computer, then copy over to DD-WRT? I was thinking about that as a fallback option.