diff --git a/WINDOWS-SSH.md b/WINDOWS-SSH.md index 964b2337..9fe9d434 100644 --- a/WINDOWS-SSH.md +++ b/WINDOWS-SSH.md @@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Windows doesn't have SSH built in like Linux or OSX. In order to SSH to an EC2 i There are two programs required to do SSH in Windows, puTTYgen and puTTY. These can both be obtained from the puTTY [download page](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html). -Since putty requires a `.ppk` file rather than `.pem` file (they're essentially the same just a different extension to store the `.pem` data) for private key authentication. Fire up `puTTYgen.exe` and load the .pem file you just. `Select file > load private key`. Change the file type filter to all files (*.*), select your `.pem` file and will bring up a dialog that you have successfully imported a foreign key. `Select file > save private key`. +Since putty requires a `.ppk` file rather than `.pem` file (they're essentially the same just a different extension to store the `.pem` data) for private key authentication. Fire up `puTTYgen.exe` and load the .pem file you just. `Select file > load private key`. Change the file type filter to all files (*.*), select your `.pem` file and it will bring up a dialog that you have successfully imported a foreign key. `Select file > save private key`. -We know have our private key in the right format (`.ppk`). Close puTTYgen and and open puTTY. +We now have our private key in the right format (`.ppk`). Close puTTYgen and and open puTTY. Under sessions enter your public DNS of your instance you just created, prefix the address with ubuntu@ so it will automatically use that as your username to login. Make sure port is 22 and SSH is selected in connection type. In the same window go to `Connection > SSH > Auth`. Click browse for Private key file for authentication file input and select your newly generated `.ppk` file. -To avoid repeating these steps you can save your session details for easier connecting. Jump back to `Sessions` and enter a name under `Saved Sessions` and click `Save`. Now all you do is double click you saved session to connect. +To avoid repeating these steps you can save your session details for easier connecting. Jump back to `Sessions` and enter a name under `Saved Sessions` and click `Save`. Now all you do is double click your saved session to connect. -Head back to the [install instructions](INSTALL.md#installsoftware) to continue your setup. \ No newline at end of file +Head back to the [install instructions](INSTALL.md#installsoftware) to continue your setup.