Well then looks like I'm in a fix. If you guys would like to look at the Newbie security forum, you'd see a thread there that specifically adviced me to use/learn ssh as an option.
Its the thread Administering p2p.

I guess it was just about time I ran into 'unfriendly posters'

Newbies just attract contempt don't we?

For those pips who have been kind enough to help/teach thank you.