Re: [Nolug] multiple SSH sessions at once

Excellent!

Lots of good info. I have never used screen, so that would be my first
thing to try. Perhaps I learn something else useful ....

Thanks,
Petri

Scott Harney wrote:
> final concur, screen is what you want.
>
> To control multiple things at once, tentakel (google it) may be useful
> to you as well.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:48 AM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com
> <mailto:estrabd@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:38:16AM -0500, Charles Paul wrote:
> > If you just need a tunnel (ie, not a shell) - use the -N option
> for SSH.
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > # connectssh-1.sh
> > while [1];
> > do ssh -N -L ???:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:???
> foo@shell.remote-host.org <mailto:foo@shell.remote-host.org>;
> > sleep 10;
> > done
> >
> >
> > How you run these scripts is up to you-- a simple way would be to
> > create these ssh tunnelling scripts and run them from another
> script:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > connectssh-1.sh &
> > connectssh-2.sh &
> > connectssh-3.sh &
> > connectssh-4.sh &
>
> Through the ~/.screenrc file, one may specify how many 'screens'
> to open when the application is started; this includes an opening
> command to execute.
>
> I usually don't cheerlead particular utilities, but screen has
> become one of my most used tools.
>
> A bigger selling point is that it facilitates persistent terminal
> sessions; in otherwords, you can detach and reattach to screen
> session, so you never really have to close any thing you're doing.
> I works *really* well if you do things on multiple remote hosts.
>
> You'll never have to stop a compile or log off of irc again if you
> have a screen session going on a trusted box somewhere (aka,
> bounce box) - when it's time to go home, you detach. Later when
> you want to work on things again, login to your bounce box and
> reattach to the session. It'll be as if you never left.
>
> If you need a sample ~/.screenrc, let me know off-list.
>
> Brett
>
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Petri Laihonen
> <pietu@weblizards.net <mailto:pietu@weblizards.net>> wrote:
> > > Does anyone know a method of starting multiple SSH sessions at
> once?
> > >
> > > Background:
> > > When I start working, first I have to establish 3-4 SSH
> connections
> > > with tunneling various ports from local to few remote
> servers. Currently
> > > I just open 3-4 tabs to console and manually establish the
> connections.
> > > (forwardings are set in the .ssh/config file already for
> each), then
> > > just minimize the console.
> > >
> > > What I'm looking for is to establish the above via only one
> command, or
> > > mouse click.
> > >
> > >
> > > Petri
> > >
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