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Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS SSH Connection Procedure from Windows OS (Windows 11)

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The SSH service available in Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS allows you to safely and remotely operate the console screen of the destination computer via a network connection (SSH protocol: default port22) from the source terminal.

As a connection method, it is possible to connect from an external terminal by using standard terminal emulators such as Tera Term and PuTTY.

In this article, I will explain how to connect to Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS using TeraTerm from the source client OS: Windows 11 via SSH.

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Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS sshd Service Startup Confirmation

Step 1 :
Login to Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS.

Step 2:
Make sure sshd is started and the service is active running.

Execution Command

systemctl status sshd

If the sshd service is stopped, SSH connections cannot be made from external terminals. Execute the “systemctl start sshd” command to start the sshd service.

“Unit sshd.service could not be found.” may be output when executing the systemctl status sshd command.

In that case, run the “sudo apt install openssh-server” command to install openssh-server.

After installing openssh-server, start ssh.
$ sudo systemctl start ssh
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Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Check The IP Address of the Connection Cestination

Execute the network display command and check the IP address of the connection destination Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS.

Execution Command

ip addr
You can check the IP address with the “ifconfig” command, but you need to install “net-tools”. If you want to check without installing any package, “ip addr” is fine.
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Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Connection From Client Terminal (Windows 11)

Step 1 :
Start Tera Term (Tera Term) installed on Windows 11 terminal in advance.
*Tera Term download site:https://osdn.net/projects/ttssh2/releases/

Tera Term supports the following Windows OS.
・Windows 2000
・Windows XP
・Windows Server 2003/2008/2012
・Windows Vista
・Windows 7
・Windows 8.x
・Windows 10
・Windows 11

Step 2:
Enter the connection information below.

Host: IP address confirmed with Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS ip addr command
TCP port: 22
Service: SSH

Step 3:
Enter your username and passphrase -> select “OK”.

Step 4:
SSH connection to Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS is completed.

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