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Sunday, December 16th, 2007

PuTTY SSH Client for Nokia N95

Tonight I have mainly been playing with PuTTY for Symbian OS, an SSH client for my new Nokia N95. After figuring out the correct version to download, there are several versions available for the different editions of Symbian, the installation was super easy and simply consisted of clicking a few confirmation buttons. By the way, the correct version for the Nokia N95 is the S60 third edition.

Regarding usage, I found using PuTTY on my mobile phone to be a somewhat fiddly experience, mainly due to the fact that I have pig tits for fingers. Having said that, I can't really fault the software. Anyone with any experience of using an SSH client shouldn't experience any difficulties and should be able to get a connection up within a minute or two; I connected to one of my Ubuntu systems at home, impressive stuff, even if I do say so myself! For me, the ability to run an SSH client gives a whole new meaning to the term "smartphone". Is there anything this phone can't do?

Tagged with: n95, nokia, ssh, terminal, ubuntu

5 Responses to “PuTTY SSH Client for Nokia N95”

mandarin wrote, Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Were you using the keypad or a keyboard?
Philip wrote, Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

I use the keypad, I don't have a keyboard. I wasn't overly good at using it when I first got the phone, I'm getting better now. I guess it's true what people say, practice makes perfect :)
John wrote, Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Hi there, Trying to add the s2 putty i get installation not supported. Its a N95 8GB, did you have to add any certificates to get this working.

Thanks, John
Philip wrote, Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Hi John, No, not that I can remember. Also, I don't have the 8GB version, does it differ to the standard N95?
John wrote, Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Hi Philip, Thanks for your reply.

There's a few differences in the look of the phone, and there's no MicroSD card slot as 8gb is built in. I just upgraded the OS and maybe I was too hasty.

I'll keep digging.

John

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