Linux Network Logins

Network logins work a little differently than normal logins. For each person logging in via the network there

is a separate virtual network connection, and there can be any number of these depending on the available

bandwidth. It is therefore not possible to run a separate also several different ways to log in via a network,

These days many Linux system administrators consider ``secure shell'', which encrypts traffic going over the network, thereby making it far less likely that the malicious can ``sniff'' your connection and gain sensitive data like usernames and passwords. It is highly recommended you use  gettys, a single daemon per way of logging in (telnet and ssh have separate daemons) that listens for all incoming login attempts. When it notices one, it starts a new instance of itself to handle that single attempt; the original instance continues to listen for other attempts. The new instance works similarly to getty.Network logins have, instead of a herd of