claude0001 1,322 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) As probably many do, I regularly use my Pro1 for logging into remote Un*x machines via SSH. I use ConnectBot for that purpose and am in principle quite happy with it. Sometimes, however, I would like to open several SSH sessions to the same remote host in parallel. Of course I know that I can create detached sessions on the remote host with the 'screen' command. However, that is not what I want. Ideally, I would like the app to spawn several terminal instances side-by-side, so I can switch between them from the home screen. Essentially, I want the equivalent of multiple SSH sessions running in distinct xterms. Alternatively, a concept of "tabs" (or alike) within the app would be acceptable too. I should say that for such a security-critical task as SSH-logins, I accept only FLOSS software. I find myself unable to achieve that with ConnectBot (or its derivatives) and also have not found any alternative app which explicitly features this possibility. I have read suggestions to simply set up two (or more) distinct session-profiles to the same host in ConnectBot. However, that does not seem to work: as soon as I open the second ConnectBot session, the first one somehow disappears in the background, and can be accessed only after I close the later one ... Edited February 18, 2021 by claude0001 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. S. 1,647 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 You could use termux, which allows to spawn several sessions, and open an ssh connection in each? 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claude0001 1,322 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) I should probably have said that I do have a GNU/Linux running in a Chroot that allows me to start a full X11-desktop if I really need it. However for simple CLI-work, I want to have a lightweight Android app around that allows me to spawn an SSH session via a shortcut on my homescreen with a single tap (I use PSK authentication). Up to now I thought termux was too heavy for that purpose and that it would simply duplicate features my Chroot provides anyway. Maybe I should give it a try after all, thanks for the suggestion. Edited February 18, 2021 by claude0001 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) JuiceSSH allows you to do this if you goto exit the terminal is asks if you want to run in background say yes then you can spawn another session to another server or the same one. It then lists them in the notifications pane and you can switch between them. Edited February 19, 2021 by _DW_ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3zet 100 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Hmm, maybe screen? 😃 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Forgot to say it also allows home screen shortcuts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claude0001 1,322 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 @3zet: 13 hours ago, claude0001 said: Of course I know that I can create detached sessions on the remote host with the 'screen' command. However, that is not what I want. 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claude0001 1,322 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 14 hours ago, claude0001 said: I have read suggestions to simply set up two (or more) distinct session-profiles to the same host in ConnectBot. However, that does not seem to work ... Turns out I just underestimated ConnectBot! It can indeed open multiple sessions at once, and even makes switching between them really simple: one just needs to swipe the screen to left or right to jump between open terminal windows. Awsome but (seemingly) undocumented feature. I now made three shortcuts to my server, so I can comfortably open up to three different terminal sessions to it. JuiceSSH seems nice, but unfortunately it is not FOSS, so I do not want to use it. I am a little picky about that. Thanks anyway! 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, claude0001 said: JuiceSSH seems nice, but unfortunately it is not FOSS, so I do not want to use it. I am a little picky about that. Thanks anyway! Ah sorry missed the FOSS bit in your OM 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. S. 1,647 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 hours ago, claude0001 said: Turns out I just underestimated ConnectBot! It can indeed open multiple sessions at once, and even makes switching between them really simple Sounds good! Suppose I'll be switching to ConnectBot for my SSH tasks now, too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claude0001 1,322 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) The downside is that you have to make a set of identical session profiles in advance. I mostly connect to the same server and I know that I very rarely need more than 3 connections simultaneously -- so it is a viable solution for now, but it is not perfect. Ideally, the app would automatically spawn one more identical session if you activate the same profile a second time (say by tapping your home screen shortcut twice). However ConnectBot cannot do that -- in contrast to JuiceSSH as I understand. <nostalgia> On the N900 one could just spawn an unlimited number of terminals via the Fn-Ctrl-x shortcut, and Maemo's UI made switching between the windows so convenient ... ah, the good old times ... </nostalgia> Edited February 19, 2021 by claude0001 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3zet 100 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, claude0001 said: <nostalgia> On the N900 one could just spawn an unlimited number of terminals via the Fn-Ctrl-x shortcut, and Maemo's UI made switching between the windows so convenient ... ah, the good old times ... </nostalgia> That was actually the best thing in the N900! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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