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I have a CR 48 and would like to be able to access files on my Linux computer remotely. What's the best way to go about doing this? I've been reading all day and I think I'm more confused then when I started. Also, is SSH secured? How much control will I have remotely? And do I need to be in developer mode in Chrome OS to do this? Thanks!

Blake
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    "Is SSH secured?" It's the __Secure__ Shell. Running it is all dependent on whether or not Chrome OS has `ssh` installed, and you have access to a terminal. – new123456 Feb 04 '11 at 22:24
  • OK, I sort of guessed that, maybe secured was the wrong word. I've had a few people tell me that it's not safe to use SSH to access files because it's unencrypted, is this even something I need to worry about? – Blake Feb 05 '11 at 03:23
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    No, there's a special file copier that uses SSH protocol called `scp`. I suggest you look into that. – new123456 Feb 05 '11 at 05:33

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Seems you don't need to enable developer mode for SSH -

Ctrl+Alt+T to get into a shell works with out 'jailbreaking' your Cr-48. I have yet to remove my dev tape (will soon to dual boot Ubuntu) and have been able to use the terminal to SSH.

To ssh, just type ssh at the terminal. However, there are few complaints about it being limited..

The only truly useful command is ‘ssh’ and even then it’s painfully limited. There is no way to provide an SSH key, for example (meaning that I actually had to set up an account on one of my servers with a password – which is quite lame).

SSH keys are now supported.

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