This opens a graphical dialog asking for the host to connect to and the user name. Running SSH with a graphical user interface The second option is to select New Remote Connection. This is more familiar for Linux and Unix users who are used to using a command line. The first approach is to type ssh hostname or ssh into the terminal window.
Running SSH from the terminal command line Once you have the terminal window open, you have two alternatives. Terminal can be used to get a local terminal window, and also supports SSH connections to remote servers. To use it, goto Finder, and selext Go - Utilities from the top menu. Using the built-in SSH client in Mac OS X Mac OS X includes a command-line SSH client as part of the operating system.
