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Thus far, we've been controlling the virtual Linux server as if we were seated in front of it at its dedicated keyboard. Servers out on the network will expect you to connect via SSH. Let's configure SSH now.
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But to connect servers
out on the Internet,
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you would use the Secure Shell program,
or SSH.
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SSH connects you to a terminal on a remote
computer, and it encrypts everything you
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do so no one can eavesdrop on
the passwords and commands you're sending.
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From now on we're going to
want to connect via SSH.
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So let's set that up now.
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SSH usually listens for
network traffic on port 22,
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and the SSH on our Virtual Server
will be no different.
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We can tell Virtual Box to open a port
on our local computer, and send all
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