After the download finishes run the PuTTY installer. The difference between the two is that the PuTTY.exe is ready to run, and does not require any installation, but doesn't contain the other binaries that are listed.įor the purpose of the tutorial we will go with the installer. We advise you to always download the latest stable version.įrom there you could either download the installer for PuTTY, or just the PuTTY.exe. There you will likely see several releases under the Binaries section. That can be done by accessing the manufacturer's website, and going to the download section. Press the ‘Open’ button at the bottom of the dialog box, and PuTTY will begin trying to connect you to the server.The first step that we will have to actually do is download the needed installation packages. Once you have filled in the ‘Host Name’, ‘Protocol’, and possibly ‘Port’ settings, you are ready to connect. (For example, many MUDs run Telnet service on a port other than 23.) If your server provides login services on a non-standard port, your system administrator should have told you which one.

Most servers will use the standard port numbers, so you will not need to change the port setting. This is normal: it happens because the various login services are usually provided on different network ports by the server machine. When you change the selected protocol, the number in the ‘Port’ box will change. The fifth option, Serial, is used for connecting to a local serial line, and works somewhat differently: see section 3.7 for more information on this. The fourth protocol, Raw, is not used for interactive login sessions you would usually use this for debugging other Internet services (see section 3.6).

See section 1.2 for a description of the differences between the three protocols, and advice on which one to use. For a login session, you should select Telnet, Rlogin or SSH. Now select a login protocol to use, from the ‘Connection type’ buttons. You should have been told this by the provider of your login account. In the ‘Host Name’ box, enter the Internet host name of the server you want to connect to. To start the simplest kind of session, all you need to do is to enter a few basic parameters. You don't usually need to change most of the configuration options. See chapter 4 for details of all the things you can control. This dialog box allows you to control everything PuTTY can do.

When you start PuTTY, you will see a dialog box. Previous page next page 2.1 Starting a session

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