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Title: android - putty - connectbot
Post by: hawk on March 09, 2015, 02:58:04 PM

hi

i have a new android netbook and want to use it to connect to my servers.
I normally use putty for this from a windows device.

after a bit of reading i found most people use Connectbot.
Works fine when i connect to root, but as soon as i try to connect to the admin it auto disconnects.

What does anyone else use when connecting from an android device or any idea why connectbot disconnects.

thanks
john

Title: Re: android - putty - connectbot
Post by: Stefano on March 09, 2015, 04:59:01 PM

Hi..

I use connectbot on my Samsung S2.. I log on as root.. never had a disconnection issue

HTH

Title: Re: android - putty - connectbot
Post by: CharlieBrady on March 09, 2015, 05:01:57 PM

Quote from: Stefano on March 09, 2015, 04:59:01 PM

I use connectbot on my Samsung S2.. I log on as root.. never had a disconnection issue

And what happens if you log in as admin? IOW, can you replicate the problem?

Title: Re: android - putty - connectbot
Post by: Stefano on March 09, 2015, 05:24:14 PM

just tried right now.. connected without any issue.. BTW, unusable :-)

Title: Re: android - putty - connectbot
Post by: CharlieBrady on March 09, 2015, 06:40:04 PM

Quote from: Stefano on March 09, 2015, 05:24:14 PM

just tried right now.. connected without any issue.. BTW, unusable :-)

Unusable how? My guess is it is a character set/terminal emulation issue. Correct?

Title: Re: android - putty - connectbot
Post by: Stefano on March 09, 2015, 06:42:37 PM

well.. think about a Samsung S2 display and a virtual keyboard without Tab :-)
and touching screen doesn't have any effect..

in any case, selecting a menu item via its number does work, no problem, but it's all but "user friendly" :-)

Title: Re: android - putty - connectbot
Post by: hawk on March 10, 2015, 12:07:33 PM

ok messed around with connectbot, really nice for root connections. but no good for admin connections.

so i bombed it and loaded https://juicessh.com/ (https://juicessh.com/) works fine both for root and admin connections, as i am using an android netbook i don't have the tab problem

thanks for all the help
cheers
john