Android Apps for Linux IT Managers

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Android apps aren’t just for fun — IT managers can use them for serious data center tasks. Take a look at the useful Android apps below.

The Linux server admin on the go needs a good remote administration toolkit. Here are 10 useful remote administration apps for Android devices.

Here are 10 server and admin apps for the Linux-based Android mobile
phone platform. You’ll discover clients and servers for the basic protocols:
SSH, FTP, and remote desktop (RDP & VNC). There are apps for network
discovery and port scanning, remote PC/server monitoring, and an
Exchange/groupware client.

ConnectBot
QuickSSHd
SwiFTP
AndFTP
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ConnectBot

ConnectBot is a free open-source Secure Shell (SSH) client, developed by
Kenny Root and Jeffrey Sharkey. You can access the shell of a remote machine and
transfer files between it and the phone. It also supports local access of the
Android shell and remote Telnet connections. You can run simultaneous sessions
and copy/paste between other Android apps.

QuickSSHd

QuickSSHd is a SSH server that also supports SCP/SFTP, offered by
TeslaCoil Software for $1.49. It gives you
shell and file transfer capabilities. When on a Wi-Fi network, you can connect
your phone from a SSH client on your PC to execute commands or transfer files.
In addition to the standard SSH shared public key authentication, it supports
the use of a password which is stored encrypted on the phone. Rooting your
Android would let you use ports above 1024 and the use of other QuickSSHd
application users.

SwiFTP

SwiFTP is a free open-source FTP server, developed by Dave Revell. Though it
doesn’t support any encryption (just plain FTP), connections can come in via the
Wi-Fi or Cellular/3G connection thanks to their proxy server.

I should note at the time of this writing, the
SwiFTP project isn’t being
actively maintained due to the lack of contributors.

AndFTP

AndFTP is a free FTP/SFTP/FTPS client developed by
Lysesoft, available in a variety of
languages. SCP support is added in the
AndFTP Pro
version, which runs for $5.38.

AndFTP supports SSH RSA/DSA keys and password authentication. It lets you
browse both the local Android device and the remote FTP connection, similar to
PC clients. It provides download and upload with resume support. It gives you
all the basic FTP functionality, such as file/folder storing, open, rename, delete,
create folder, update
permissions, and run custom commands. You can also send files, such as an email
attachment or via Bluetooth.

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