MidpSSH: SSH and Telnet Client On Your Cell Phone

MidpSSH is a free Java application released under GPL for mobile phones. It is based upon Floyd SSH and Telnet Floyd by Radek Polak and allows connecting to a remote host via SSH using your carrier network (GPRS, UMTS, EDGE etc).

How to Install MidpSSH

The Java application is composed of two files (jad and jar). It's possible to download both files on your PC and transfer both on your mobile via BlueTooth or USB wire.

However, many mobile phones have protections that disallow Java file management, especially the locked mobiles. In this case, it's possible to download and install MidpSSH via WAP connecting to http://xk72.com/wap.

Mobile SSH Configuration

Once the Java SSH client is installed on your mobile, it will be available in the Java application menu. Select MidspSSH and launch it. After few seconds, you’ll see the main menu:

• Sessions - it allows to save login sessions (hostname and account)
• Macros - file batch management. Here you can save the most frequently used commands
• Settings - configuration and connection settings (SSH1, SSH2, terminal types etc)
• About MidpSSH 
• Help 
• Quit
  

Once you saved a session select it and click on connect. Your mobile will connect to the Internet using the default Internet connection.

It should work on all Java capable cell phones, but due to handset variety it's possible that you need special settings to let the application work properly. The forum can help a lot in this case.

Set up the Internet connection for Java on your cell phone

Here in Italy Wap and GPRS connection fees are different. The first one is more expansive than the other is. In this case, it is better to verify what is the default Internet connection on the cell phone in order to avoid using the most expansive one.

Useful Links

• MidspSSH home: http://xk72.com/midpssh/index.php
• Documentation: http://xk72.com/midpssh/wiki/ 
• Download: http://xk72.com/midpssh/download.php 
• Forum: http://xk72.com/midpssh/forum/