How do I connect, or get to a shell?
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Most linux server are configured to allow you to access the Terminal by hitting <ctrl>+<alt>+F1
There are other ways also like xterm which will open in a window with a terminal.
Also if the server has remote access enabled some people still use.... sigh..... telnet.
This is in no way recomended.
The recomended way to connect remotely is SSH. ssh is short for secure shell.
if you are trying to connect remotly from one linux/unix box to another just open a shell and type
ssh user@host
If you are on a windows box you can download putty which is free.
the default port for ssh is port 22.
here is a screenshot of what putty look like.
