Hi,

Another guy has created a webserver and a mariaDB. My job is to connect to it and transfer some files on the webserver and create tables in the database..

He has then given me some info, so I should be able to connect.. However, I'm some what confused by the info he has given me:

- a SSH address as well as a RDS address.

- a url for the webserver and a port he says its running on.

Since its so secure, I also been given a login for using a VPN - Ive been told i would not be able to reach the servers if I'm not on the VPN, since I'm connecting from my own personal network.



I have connected to through the VPN successfully. But after that step Im confused how I should be able to connect to the server with only a SSH address... dont I need a password, a user login etc?

The only times I have connected to a web server and database has been with a FTP login and phpmyadmin for the database.

Hope somebody can help me in the right direction,
Thanks

The ssh login is usually the FTP login if you have received that.

Hey Klexmoo

I havent received any FTP :/

Thanks for reaching out!

Windows, Mac or Linux?

Mac/Linux you can just use SSH: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh
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username is probably root... such security

Windows you could SSH with a program like Putty or transfer files with something like WinSCP or FileZilla

If you can SSH without credentials then I wouldn't call that secure, but that is beside the point. Don't rely on VPN only.

And as for mariaDB you should be able to use something like MySQL workbench to connect.
Edit: or through the command line once you SSH

This post was edited by waraholic on Jan 11 2019 05:41pm

Hey waraholic

I doing it from a mac, I have read how to using terminal.

Im supposed to do this in the terminal: ssh username@adresss

They gave me the address, but its the username I cant figure out. My guess was also "root".

I sent them an email, asking for more info.. maybe they forgot to give me the username.

For now when I try using "root" as the username, I get this message: ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

So maybe im doing it correct, and they have some firewall or something..

Can't hurt to ask for more info

they responded back with: there is no ssh access, and that I should use remote desktop..

Havent tried that before, not even really heard of it before.. going to google it now lol.

That makes literally no sense. He has told you to do a job without giving you the necessary credentials (login to the machine for SSH, and remote desktop is not possible either without some credentials).

You should tell him/her to GTFO or be useful.

Yeah, this is amateurish, but how some windows based small companies and entrepreneurs do business.




Just download the remote desktop program from the Mac store and use that to remote in to the windows host. Ez