Comments on: Ever want your own web based SSH terminal?

By: Zimbel

Zimbel — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:39:43 +0000

I tried serfish but i like http://webssh.50webs.com more, that one lets me choose between white on black and black on white as colors (I noticed that most people don’t trust me if i use white on black)

By: Jürgen

Jürgen — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:30:49 +0000

if you want to try out anyterm or use a web based ssh client for free, simply go to www.serfish.com

By: mshade

mshade — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:15:21 +0000

Phil,

Thanks for the added info and insight — that’s a good point about the java applet needing an open port on the server anyway. And thanks for straightening out the reference to your code’s maturity – I was simply going by what I’d seen in your introduction and installation pages.

Drop by again sometime!

Best,
Mike

By: Phil Endecott

Phil Endecott — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:58:37 +0000

Hi! I’m the author of Anyterm, and I’ve just seen this appear in my referrer log. Thanks for the link!

Note that instead of the Apache module, you can run Anyterm as a stand-alone daemon and proxy to it from Apache. This is a bit safer if you don’t want my code crashing your websites, and it doesn’t seem to be any slower. The comment about “still fairly new code” is a bit out-of-date now; version 1.0 was 2 and a half years ago.

Re: using a Java applet: the problem with that is that you need an open port to the server. Anyterm uses only the HTTP(S) port, so it will get through firewalls. The anyterm site has a page of comparisons with other solutions including the Java apps and AjaxTerm.

Cheers, Phil.

By: links for 2008-01-18 « Bijay Rungta’s Weblog

links for 2008-01-18 « Bijay Rungta’s Weblog — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:33 +0000

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By: mshade

mshade — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:50:58 +0000

Thanks, Benjamin. I generally hate java applets, though, and I thought this was a neat implementation. On the plus side, that java applet can’t crash your server like the relatively untested Apache module Anyterm provides…

By: Benjamin Doherty

Benjamin Doherty — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:49:15 +0000

… a flash movie that is a telnet / ssh client.

By: Benjamin Doherty

Benjamin Doherty — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:48:52 +0000

I think this is where a Java applet can come in handy. It requires no server side technology of any kind. Webmin has one and there are plenty of others that can be found at freshmeat and through Google. I even found mention of a Flash movie.

By: iffy

iffy — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:30:32 +0000

AjaxTerm is another alternative that seems a little easier to install and manage.