I just found the potential replacement for PuTTY as an Open Source SSH client for Windows: Poderosa. There are some things that are caveats, such as missing portability (this must be installed to work), and the fact that the .Net framework is required for it to work, but other than that it seems like a genuine improvement over some of the inconsistencies in PuTTY, like the nonstandard private key. I especially like that you can set your options globally, instead of per connection. (that’s just me, I’m sure)
At any rate, I’ve only been using it a few minutes, but I like it a lot. Due to PuTTY’s portability, I’ll probably be keeping that handy on my USB key for a while. – j.
index – Terminal Emulator Poderosa
Against common terminal emulators such as Putty or TeraTerm, Poderosa has following features.Tabbed style GUI
It is convenient to open multiple connections at the same time. Moreover, you can split the window into panes and allocate each connection.
Many differnt ways in connection method.
In addition to Telnet and SSH1/2, local cygwin shell and serial ports are supported.
Fulfilling options and tools
A lot of functions for terminals are available. For example, SSH2 port forwarding tool, SSH Key generation wizard, SOCKS connection.Plugin architecture
You can extend the feature of Poderosa by plugins like Eclipse. Actually serial port and X/ZModem are provided as additional plugins. A manual for plugin developers is included the installation package.Support of government
In 2005, the government of Japan chose us as one of originative software projects and promoted financial resources.
