Simply open the command line of Linux, macOS, or Windows that can access the installed SSH server’s IP address and use the following given syntax to connect the same.įor example: ssh 192.168.43.252 Now, we can test our server by connecting it using some other computer or virtual machine. If (!(Get-NetFirewallRule -Name 'OpenSSH-Server-In-TCP' -ErrorAction Silentl圜ontinue | Select-Object Name, Enabled)) If the Firewall rule already exits then you will have “ Firewall rule ‘OpenSSH-Server-In-TCP’ has been created and exists” in return. Although the Firewall rule will automatically get configured while installing the OpenSSH server, however still to confirm it run the given command. Paste the given block of command in the Powershell and hit the Enter key. Mark the service to start automatically: Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic' To make the service of OpenSSH start and run automatically with the system boot use the below-given commands: Start-Service sshd

# Install the OpenSSH Server Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0 # Install the OpenSSH Client Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0

We have given both the commands to activate either the Client or Server part of this open-source SSH tool. Install OpenSSH Server on Windows 11 or 10 If that is the same then move to the next step. In our case, the client was installed but the OpenSSH server was not. Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*'

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