Overview of
the X server and SSH, Telnet, VNC, Raw
clients.
iSSH can support multiple simultaneous
connections to a variety of servers
(Windows, OS X, and Unix-like) and receive
connections from X clients running on
Unix-like operating systems.
Any number of simultaneous SSH, Telnet or
raw connections can be made from iSSH, up to
the limit of the available memory on the
iPhone/iPod Touch. iSSH can even connect
multiple times to the same server/connection
entry.
As for the X server and VNC/RDP client,
due to memory limitations, they both share
the same display area. As such, only one
VNC/RDP client can be open at any given
time. Also, only either the VNC/RDP client
or the X server can be active at a time.
Clients connected to the X server will
prevent the VNC/RDP client from starting,
and with a VNC/RDP client connected no
connections can be made to the X server.
The following briefly describes the
connection types iSSH supports and their
use:
- Raw - Provides a console to a TCP
port on a server. No protocol or line
discipline is implemented.
Uses: Diagnosing responses from service
ports such as SMTP, FTP, etc.
- Telnet - Connects to a telnet
server.
Uses: Online BBS systems. Connecting
unsecurely to devices for initial
configuration.
- SSH - Connects to an SSH server.
Uses: Secure remote console
administration. Secure port tunneling for
X clients
- VNC - Connects graphically to a
Windows, OS X, Xvnc server or any other
vnc-like server.
Uses: (Without SSH tunneling) Unsecure
remote graphical administration. Is
tunneled through SSH to provide secure
remote access.
- RDP
- Connects graphically to the
administrative console of Windows
Professional, Ultimate or Server.
- X Server - Provides a display
that X clients, run remotely, can display
graphical output
Uses: (Without SSH tunneling) Unsecure
remote graphical administration. Is
tunneled through SSH to provide secure
remote client accessibility.
While only the X server or VNC/RDP client can
be active at one time, any mix of one
RDP/VNC/X server and any number of console
connections (up to the limit of device memory)
is allowed.
Multisession -
VNC and SSH
