HI guys,
i need some help.
What is a Shell Account??
How can I make one??
:confused:
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HI guys,
i need some help.
What is a Shell Account??
How can I make one??
:confused:
You being serious?
A shell account is just a secure shell (ssh) account on some *nix box. It doesn't have to be a *nix box... it can even be a windows box. Its just secure access to a remote box.
Most ssh accounts are for command line... however, some people do tunnel other services (like VNC) over a secure shell.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
You can either get a friend to give you one, create your own server (windows or linux will work, a s long as you are using ssh), or there are plenty of places to get them online.
Most of the free ones really suck and don't have much privledges.
What are the uses of a shell account??
which free ones are good??
I have to slightly disagree with phishphreek80, in that a shell account and ssh are not the same thing. A shell is the command line interpreter. A shell account is an account that can access this shell. SSH, is a means to connect to a computer and utilize this shell account. SSH has other uses such as creating secure tunnels and such, and you can connect to a shell account in an insecure way such as telnet.
As for uses of a shell account, you can execute command line programs on a remote computer. I use SSH to connect to a shell account that I have on a box, and irc from it. I use pine on that box. I can connect to it from anywhere in the world and get to these items. If there were any other processes I wanted to run on that box, I could (as long as I have access to do this). A lot of web hosting places will give you a shell account to manage your website through. This will allow you to move files around and text edit them, just like you could at the console of a *nix box.
I would venture to guess that if you don't know what one is, you have no use for one and don't really need one.
Shell Account -- Account used for accessing a shell on a remote machine (typically *nix).
SSH -- Secure Shell. Used for having a more secure connection, connecting to the shell account, and is a form of a "tunnel" (as previously stated) to the shell account.
So is a Shell Account used for running commands like nslookup, whois etc. if i have windows]
Think of the command prompt on your windows box as your shell. You can run those commands from it. If you do, such as a ping the ping will originate from the box the ping command was sent from.
Now, if you use a shell account on another box (even though you're physically in front of your windows box), those ping packets will originate from the other box.
This is mainly a way to do stuff remotely. Skiddies and such use them for running exploits remotely, so as not to reveal their true location.
zENGER: I'll buy that. I just think shell == ssh because who would use rlogin or telnet anymore?
Maybe there are other secure shell client/servers out there... but ssh is the most popular?
But then again... I was just thinking remote.. not local too.
Thanks for pointing that out.
THANKX a lot pal
Exactly :D Not many people would (although some do, dunno why).Quote:
who would use rlogin or telnet anymore?
Yup. Most secure way too..Quote:
but ssh is the most popular?
I use telnet to access my W2K server in my basement from my living room.
/me hangs lazy head in shame
Soory my thread was moved by moderator for some reason
A shell account is a remote account that you create on a Unix Box (could be any other OS but its usually Unix) which lets you use the powerful features of Unix even if you are a windoze user (with restrictions of course). If you want unlimited access, you shall have to register and pay for the Shell. Otherwise it is usually free of cost and has utilities like IRC, C#, C++, Perl Compilers, mail etc.
You have to use telnet or other remote tools to connect to your shell account.
Here's a list of shell providers:
To use them, open command prompt, type telnet <shell address> 23
FreeShell
http://freeshell.org,
http://sdf-eu.org
Server: NetBSD on DEC Alpha 5305, T1
Services: email, pop3, micq, ftp, personal webspace (quota: 20Mb)
GREX (cyberspace.org)
http://www.grex.org
Server: SunOS, 64k ISDN
Services: email, lynx, personal webspace, compile C programs... (quota: 1Mb)
NYX
http://www.nyx.net
Server: ???
Services: email, ftp, telnet, lynx, personal webspace of 100K
Arbornet
http://m-net.arbornet.org
Server: FreeBSD
Services: email, pop3, lynx, personal webspace, compile C programs (quota: 500kb)
DucTape
http://www.ductape.net
Server: RHS Linux, T1
Services: email, web mail, pop3, imap4, lynx, personal webspace with cgi, irc (quota: 2Mb)
Free.Net.Pl (Polish server)
http://www.free.net.pl
Server: Linux
Services: mail, pop3, lynx, ssh, irc,BitchX,ftp,web space, telnet,gcc and perl (quota:10MB)
XOX.pl (Polish server)
http://www.xox.pl
Server: ???
Services:email,pop3,ssh,irc,ftp,web space (quota: 1Mb)
ROOTshell.be
http://www.rootshell.be
Server: Linux
Services: pop3/web email, webspace, the complete set of UNIX/Gnu tools, quota: 2Mb
Daforest
http://www.daforest.org
Server: Linux
Services: email, pop3, micq, ftp, personal webspace with cgi, ssi, eggdrop (quota: 10Mb)
VectorStar
http://www.vectorstar.net
Server: Linux
Services: Email, Webspace, subdomain if requested, web-based MessageBoard... (quota: 20Mb)
Polarhome
http://www.polarhome.com
Server: Linux, FreeBSD, VAX (OpenVMS operating system)
Services: Email, pop3, irc, ftp, eggdrop... cool place on different operating systems!
http://www.aceshells.com
Server: Linux
Services: Homepage with PHP4, CGI-BIN, MySQL, mail (Pop3/SMTP), 1 BG process, e.g : Bot, BitchX epic etc.. NO psyBNC's! Access to IPv6 Vhosts... (quota: 5Mb)
Public Linux
http://pub.dtdns.net
Server: Linux
Services: telnet, rlogin, finger, whois, lynx, ssh, ftp, irc, C, C++, Perl (quota: 10 Mb)
VMS box!
http://vmsbox.cjb.net
Server: OpenVMS
Services: Free, but only a limited number of accounts will be granted. Standard access via Telnet or SSH. Mail handling via VMS MAIL or POP3/SMTP. Web space with scripting
support. Access to Perl and C for programming.
titanix
http://www.titanix.net
Server: Linux
Services: pop3,pop2,imap,smtp,ftp,irc,mail,mail->SMS,compiliers, NO quota for now...
Bur.st
http://www.bur.st/
Server: Linux
Services: Access via ssh, scp, ftp, pop3; basic and full shell access, domain hosting and/or seconding, mailing lists.
Full-House
http://full-house.net
Free Shell accounts (ssh)
Free Email addresses (POP3/IMAPS) - webmail,mailing lists
Programing languages (C,C++,Perl,Python ...)
Web hosting with php4 mysql & postgresql
FTP
Domain hosting
Domain registration
Primary and/or secondary name servers
http://elektrono.com/services/
Connection: 56kbps dial up on 24 hours, 7 days a week
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0; Linux 2.4.17
Services: email (IMAP & SMTP & webmail), web space, ftp
space, full set of standard Unix utilities, web access, bash
shell. Access via SSHv2 or FTP
http://www.linuxbox.co.za
OS: Linux
http://cypher-sec.org
All signups are verified for authenticity and then the accounts are added. Generally an average signup will be completed within 10 min but can take up to 24 hours.
http://www.saq.cx
Server: Free/OpenBSD
Services: Email Address (Mail, Pine and Mutt are installed), Virtual Webspace (http://site/~yourusername), IRC facilities, No Background Processes (Other than a single BitchX
screen), 10MB Disk Quota
http://www.mphknet.org/
Server: FreeBSD 4.6
Services: Every shell account includes access to Compilers (gcc, cc, etc.), IRC (BitchX & irssi), E-mail (Webmail & Pine), Usenet News (Tin), MUDs (via Telnet), A basic shell (bash),
Eggdrops, BNCs, 5MB of space, and much much more!
http://deathrow.vistech.net
Server: OpenVMS on VAX/Alpha
Services: IRC usage is allowed but no bots/relays/etc.
http://nic.nac.wdyn.de
Server: Debian Linux 3.0 on Pentium III 550 Mhz, Connection: DSL (768kbit / 128kbit) / VaxStation running OpenVMS
Services: Un-restricted shell access, gcc, screen, mc, mutt, BitchX, Web Hosting, Background Processes, no general home-dir quota; But file-size is restricted to 12 MB max, one
MySQL db per default and a VaxStation to the LAN for OpenVMS experience to the users :)
http://aragon.marway.org
Server: SunOS, Linux, IRIX
Services: email, web space...
http://www.invaliddomain.com/
Server: FreeBSD
Services: Telnet/SSH/FTP access to the server, Online user control panel, E-mail account (Accessable via Shell/POP3/IMAP & WebMail), CGI-BIN/Perl/Python Scripting, PHP
Scripting, 1 MySQL Database (available on request), BitchX, Local IRC server... (quota: 10Mb)
http://www.magnesium.net/
Server: ???
Services: ???
http://cia.zemos.net
Server: Debian Linux
Services: Login Method: SSH only, Connection: dsl, IRC Access, Background Proccesses Allowed. E-mail [email protected] to get an account. Users have access to a browser
(links), scanners (nmap and whisker), netcat, compilers (gcc/g++, perl, tcl, brain****), BitchX, and more.
http://www.65535.net/freeshells
Server: Linux
Services: email, homepage, complete access to GNU tools, IRC is not allowed, No bots, no bouncers or proxes, only SSH connections.
http://www.the-ratpack.com/
Server: Mandrake 9.1 on dual PII 266 with 384 megs of ram
Services: BitchX, Lynx, Eggdrop, Bnc. Donations Welcome. Subscribe by applying online at WWW. 2 process limit, quota: 50Mb
http://cyberunners.org/
Server: Linux
Services: IPv6, PHP, MySQL, personal subdomain, gcc, IRC access with eggdrop, BitchX, e-mech, one background processes allowed (quota: 10Mb)
http://www.k03.org/
Server: FreeBSD 4.7
Services: ???
http://www.hbx.us/
Server: ???
Services: ???
http://www.ajrnet.com
Server: FreeBSD
Services: ???
http://www.metawire.org
Server: OpenBSD
Services/Info: SMTP, SSH, FTP, SFTP, POP3, HTTP, IRC and much more. (quota: 25 Mb)
http://www.jvds.com/freeshells/
Server: ???
Services/Info: No irc, Quota: 6Mb (shared between mail and web)
http://www.linuxnetbox.de/
Server: Linux
Services/Info: Webmail, MySQL, PHP, 1 eggdrop... (quota: 10 Mb)
http://www.the-ratpack.com/
Server: Mandrake Linux
Services/Info: ???
http://dopha.org:8080/service/
Server: OpenBSD
Services/Info: www hosting, shell, irc, mail, (50MB for your home and 50MB for your website). No EGGDROP/BNC!
http://www.unixdaemons.com/
Server: FreeBSD
Services/Info: mail, webspace, perl... (quota 12Mb)
http://verizon.stolen.la/
Server: FreeBSD 4.7-patch23, 2Mb line
Services/Info: Shell Access for educational compiler purpose gcc or perl, Free email [email protected], unlimited email quota
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So I dunno whats gonna suit ya cause i dunno why exactly u need a shell. But I use arbornet cause i thought it was the pick of the bunch.
Aight.. HTH
Err.. :confused: I wasn't thinking about it nor did I care :DQuote:
And guys, before you start negging me cause I copied and pasted this thing from a post by th3spid3r, thought I'd tell ya.
Bleh, thats not a bad reason to use it though. I used to use Telnet for those little "telnet games" and ****. Anyone remember hackerslab? I gotta admit though, SSH is better..Quote:
I use telnet to access my W2K server in my basement from my living room.
/me hangs lazy head in shame
hey whats wrong with my thread??
i cant see it on the main page
General Computer Discussion doesn't appear by default on the main page. You can change which forums appear on the front page for you by going to the Main Page --> left side column --> Edit Front Page Display.
You're thread was moved because it doesn't really have anything to do with security and seemed more like a general question about the definition of a shell account.
I forgive you and I was still able to find it. So no worries.Quote: