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LFCS Exam - Question 138


Which of the following commands connects to the remote host example.com which has OpenSSH listening on TCP port 2222? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

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Correct Answer: BC

To connect to the remote host example.com using OpenSSH on TCP port 2222, you can use either ssh -p 2222 example.com or ssh -o Port=2222 example.com. The -p option is a direct way to specify the port, while the -o option allows setting various SSH options, including the port, in a key=value format.

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EliteAllenOptions: BC
Jan 4, 2024

To connect to a remote host on a specific TCP port using OpenSSH, you need to specify the correct option to change the default port (which is 22). From the given options, the correct ones are: B. ssh -p 2222 example.com: This is the standard way to specify a different port for the SSH connection. The -p option is used to specify the port number. C. ssh -o Port=2222 example.com: This uses the -o option to specify SSH options in a key=value format. Port=2222 sets the port number for the connection.