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Ask HN: multi-window SSH client alternative to putty?

5 points by matticakes ↗ HN
I've used putty for years for connecting via SSH. Often I like to have multiple putty windows open, sized, and positioned so that I blanket a third monitor with 5 individual putty windows/sessions. Is there another client which better manages a setup like this?

Hopefully one that: -opens child windows within the parent -can tile child windows -remembers child window positions -remembers passwords

I've tried 'Poderosa' but it's buggy and seems to have fallen by the wayside in terms of active development.

If there are alternatives that fit the bill, that aren't free or open source, I would be interested in those as well...

thanks!

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yan
Try GNU Screen with the vsplit patch, through putty. It can split any which way and will hold that state across reconnects.
stcredzero
I second that. Byte for byte, GNU Screen is probably one of the most useful pieces of software ever developed.
coliveira
I also tried Poderosa. I used it for some time, but decided that I didn't need the multi-window feature as badly, so went back to putty.
nailer
I use Poderosa daily. You have to modify your .inputrc to suit it, but asides from that it's stable and has a decent UI, unlike Putty.

It's also significant more stable than Putty Connection Manager.