X-Git-Url: https://asedeno.scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fgs.but;h=5909c8a3eb404d9fe0c6df040bf6a58fbf8c48e6;hb=f004bcca17a789356c32527a396b68b71a773db2;hp=63cca5d93d7ad20e052da65725f06037bf7db6bb;hpb=0e82598a3589b15a9f4db1bc8a3357f28922441c;p=PuTTY.git diff --git a/doc/gs.but b/doc/gs.but index 63cca5d9..5909c8a3 100644 --- a/doc/gs.but +++ b/doc/gs.but @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -\define{versionidgs} \versionid $Id$ - \C{gs} Getting started with PuTTY This chapter gives a quick guide to the simplest types of @@ -19,13 +17,16 @@ In the \q{Host Name} box, enter the Internet \i{host name} of the server you want to connect to. You should have been told this by the provider of your login account. -Now select a login \i{protocol} to use, from the \q{Protocol} +Now select a login \i{protocol} to use, from the \q{Connection type} buttons. For a login session, you should select \i{Telnet}, \i{Rlogin} or \i{SSH}. See \k{which-one} for a description of the differences between the three protocols, and advice on which one to use. The fourth protocol, \I{raw protocol}\e{Raw}, is not used for interactive login sessions; you would usually use this for debugging -other Internet services (see \k{using-rawprot}). +other Internet services (see \k{using-rawprot}). The fifth option, +\e{Serial}, is used for connecting to a local serial line, and works +somewhat differently: see \k{using-serial} for more information on +this. When you change the selected protocol, the number in the \q{Port} box will change. This is normal: it happens because the various