Connect to host

[gormank]

The connect to host feature looks useful but has never worked at all for linux and poorly for windows. Click connect and it does nothing on linux and for windows it asks how to do RDP. For RDP I'd prefer it to default to mstsc, and putty for SSH.

Any idea if defaults can be set, or at the least have it ask for SSH, as it does for RDP?

[tmcdonald]

I sent you a zip and PDF via PM that should help with auto-launching PuTTY for the SSH bits. Can probably be adapted for your needs if you need to have it always ask or always use a certain program. It uses the file:/// schema to do so, which any modern browser should be able to handle.

Lemme know if that helps!

[gormank]

Thanks, I'll give that a try. Any ideas for the RDP part?

[tmcdonald]

I'd have to talk to whoever wrote the doc (likely Scott). Really it shouldn't be much more than editing the registry file to specify the RDP schema, then editing the batch file to kick off whatever RDP software you prefer to use. I just haven't tested this so I can't say exactly what would need to be changed, and since this involves registry edits I would be careful with any changes.

[gormank]

Ok, I'll look at the info provided more closely before asking more questions... :)

[scottwilkerson]

For RDP connections, it uses whatever you have set as the default extention to open .rdp files.

If you set mstsc as the default on your machine it will open the file

[gormank]

In Integrating PuTTY SSH Links, the link to http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/putty.zip is no good. 404 error.

[tmcdonald]

I mentioned in the PM to use the attached .zip file since the one in the doc will not exist. That doc was never officially published, so the .zip wasn't uploaded.

[gormank]

Got it. Sorry.

[tmcdonald]

Keep us posted!