Essentials

Recommended network clients and utilities:

info-zip

Get the files unz540xN.exe and zip22xN.zip from the info-zip archive and unpack them into a temporary directory. Copy unzip.exe and zip.exe into the /bin directory for bash.

To create an archive for transfer, change to the directory and go:

    zip foo *

To unpack an archive:

    unzip -a foo 

The -a says to convert end-of-lines. This works in both directions (i.e. Unix to windows and vice versa).

Winzip

Get it from winzip.com, or from sww. Last time I tried it, the winzip browser extension does not install itself properly.

Ssh (Secure shell)

Get the latest 32-bit version of Ssh from Christopher's Secure Shell Download Page or from sww. If you're off-site, try DataFellows. Exit all other applications and then double-click on the Setup icon. I installed the files in c:\network\ssh.

BTW, the way that the encryption key is generated is very cool :-)

Here are the settings that Ssh need to be able to connect:

Remote host	kahn.eecs.berkeley.edu
User name	johnr
Compression	on
Forward X11	on
Port	22
Cipher	Blowfish
Authentication	Password

You can follow the instructions from the Help menu if you want to use RSA authentication.

Exceed and friends

X-windows server, and includes a bunch of other networking utilities, including ftp. Get it from sww. I installed in c:\network\Exceed, and only installed a subset of the components: X server components, Xconfig, finger, FTP, talk, launchpad, lpq, manuals, nslookup, ping, remote tools, tar, traceroute, transport monitor, xdis, xsession and xstart. Didn't reduce the disk space much (45 to 35 Megs), but reduced the size of the Exceed menu enormously.

The FTP client needs to be set to connect to port 21.