Help with dedicated server

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    I hope someone can help me cause i am at a total loss right now. I just got my first dedicated server setup and i can't figure out how to access it. The support people tell me i can only access the server through SSH from a command prompt? I am just clueless and don't know where to start, any help is appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Jeff
     
    digitome, Nov 28, 2006 IP
  2. MrX

    MrX Well-Known Member

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    At the very least, get cpanel installed on it by the support people.
     
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  3. aaron_nimocks

    aaron_nimocks Im kind of a big deal Staff

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    well assuming you have WHM

    try these,

    xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/whm
    xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:2086

    replace the xxx's with the IP that gave you for the server :)
     
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  4. digitome

    digitome Peon

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    Well unfortunatelly i didn't know any better, so i didn't get cpanel or whm installed. I just added it to my order so hopefully it'll be setup tommorrow. Thanks for your help.
     
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  5. aaron_nimocks

    aaron_nimocks Im kind of a big deal Staff

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    Definetly get whm. Its pretty much like the server control panel where you can do everything you want.
     
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    If you're using a mac, simply start terminal.app and type:

    ssh login@ipaddress (where 'login' and 'ipaddress' should have been supplied with your config details)

    You'll then be asked for your password and that's it, you're in.

    For windows, 'Putty' does the same thing, you just have to download it as opposed to being built-in to the OS.

    Even with a CPanel, you'll find some stuff a lot easier via SSH, I know I do :)
     
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  7. agnivo007

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    Assuming you have opted for unmanaged server, the first thing to do is to have a control panel installed and security hardened...else you will find the box hacked in a few days... ;)
     
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    do you have to pay extra for install whm and cpanel?
     
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    In Most cases yes. I pay about 30$ a month extra
     
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  10. saadahmed007

    saadahmed007 Admínistratör

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    Yes, i pay 25$ per month extra.Anyways you can download putty and setup your server by installing apache etc but i recommend whm as it's better if you are noob in server management.Once your whm is ready.Click on basic cpanel/whm setup and setup ns etc :)
    Saad
     
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  11. digitome

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    Yeah it was $30 a month, they got it setup this morning already. That definatelly helped alot
     
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