Connecting to a Linux computer using SSH from a Windows computer (text mode interface)

You can download PuTTY from this website here:

Start the PuTTY program and type the name of the computer you want to connect to into the field "Host Name (or IP address)" (login.physik.fu-berlin.de in this case), click Open:

You will be asked whether you trust the remote host, click Yes. This dialog will be shown upon the first connection only:

A terminal will open and ask for your username, please enter your username and press the enter key:

Now you have enter your password and press the enter key:

If your username and password was correct, you will be successfully connected: