With UNIX accounts on the Gold Plan and above, users have telnet access to the server. However, to connect to the server, the user must use an SSH program. SSH (Secure Shell) is functionally a secure version of telnet which encrypts the session so that others cannot eavesdrop. This provides greater security than simply allowing a telnet connection. You must write to support@advancednetworkhosts.com to activate SSH for Gold plan and above.

The telnet account is provided for basic file manipulation use only. This includes such functions as changing permission settings, password protecting directories, and other minor actions to maintain the account. It is not provided nor intended to be a full-access Unix shell account. You are able to setup additional shell accounts for your domain. Each shell account has its own separate home directory, but they all share the same www and FTP directories. Any abuse of telnet privilege may result in suspension of telnet access, or suspension of the customer account itself.

Once you connect to your account through an SSH program, you have access to a few basic programs on the server.

mail - a primitive email program
pine - a more powerful email program
ftp - to FTP onto other sites
telnet - to telnet to other sites
pico - an easy to use text editor
joe - another easy to use text editor
vi - a not so easy to use (but standard) text editor
lynx - a text-based world wide web browser.

You can access these programs by simply typing in their names. You are then able to issue each programs’ respective commands. Remember that the system is case sensitive, and that main.htm and Main.htm are seen as two different files.

Some general SSH info:

We are running SSH v1.x.
The settings you should use in your SSH client program:
Protocal: ssh
Hostname or IP: yourdomain.com or your ip address
Port: 22
Username: user name
Cipher: 3DES
Authentication: Password
Password: Password

SSH client programs are available in your control panel for the Gold plan and above.