[mosh-users] does mosh offer anything for a Windows user?

[Todd Bradley]

Thanks, Eugene.  That's what I was afraid of.  Yes, I use ssh
exclusively, but I have no interest in running a whole Linux VM just
to run one lightweight command line app.  Plus, my work laptop is too
underpowered as it is.  And I don't have the time or skills to port
the software.  So it sounds like my best bet is to hope I can switch
to using my Mac OS X system.

Assuming mosh picks up steam, it would be great to have some sort of
native Windows client.  I may be the first to ask for one, but I'm
sure I won't be the last.


Cheers,
Todd.



On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Eugene Doma <eugene.doma at sydney.edu.au> wrote:
> You would need to check whether you are using telnet or ssh protocol to connect to those Linux boxes with putty.  Mosh is only appropriate if you are using ssh.
>
> 1.  You will need to have mosh-server installed on the Linux boxes you wish to connect to.
> 2.  On the windows side you have two options:
>     (a)  run a small Linux distro under VmWare/Qemu or even perhaps try WUBI.
>     (b)  port the mosh-client code to windows using MinGW or CygWin
>
> Cheers,
> Eugene
>
> ________________________________________
> From: mosh-users-bounces at mit.edu [mosh-users-bounces at mit.edu] on behalf of Todd Bradley [todd at toddbradley.com]
> Sent: 11 April 2012 03:29
> To: mosh-users at mit.edu
> Subject: [mosh-users] does mosh offer anything for a Windows user?
>
> I just learned about mosh yesterday, and it sounds like a great idea.
> However, I use a Windows laptop for work (company IT policy) and putty
> to connect to Linux servers.  Can mosh do anything for me, given that
> I run Windows on the client side?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Todd.
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