install command line ssh client on Windows

It is necessary when communicating with Linux and Unix machines that it is done securely and no longer with telnet, so every Windows user should have a ssh client on their machines. I prefer a command line client and find that the Cygwin environment is almost a must for Windows users.

Go to http://www.cygwin.com/ and download the setup to install a "Linux-like" shell and make sure you choose "openssh". Now you will have a free ssh client to communicate with you Linux and Unix machines. Don't forget to put the directory path to the Cygwin bin directory in your Windows path statement so you don't have to "cd" to the right directory.