Background
PuTTy is a popular SSH client which allows you to connect remotely to one of the GL Linux servers and provides a terminal from which to execute commands. SSH is the secure replacement for telnet.
These notes detail the installation of the PuTTy .60 Windows installer.
Installation
The first screen upon launching the installer, click Next
Default location is fine, click Next
Default folder is fine, click Next
Add to quick launch or Desktop if you desire, click Next
Review settings, click Install
View the README if you like, click Finish
Running PuTTy
You're looking to launch PuTTy (there are a couple of other utilities that come with it)
This is the screen you should see when launching PuTTy
Under the host name, enter linux.gl.umbc.edu, click Open
The first time you run PuTTy you will get this alert, click Yes
Enter your myUMBC username
Enter your myUMBC password
Voila! Linux command line