Connecting to Pirate Node

In this section we will connect to our Pirate Node device over network through command line.

Table of contents

  1. Command Line Terminal
  2. Ping Pirate Node
  3. Connecting to Pirate Node with SSH
  4. Alternative Links

Command Line Terminal

You have to use a command line terminal according to the Operating System you are running.

  • For Windows: PuTTY
  • For Linux: Just use Terminal application. Just search in specific Linux distribution’s Terminal Application, and you must be good to go.
  • For MacOS: Search Terminal application, and you must be good to go.

Ping Pirate Node

You can use ping command to test if Pirate Node is accessible over your local network.

Ping command:

ping piratenode.local

Ping output:

PING piratenode.local (192.168.1.45): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.45: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=12.295 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.45: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=9.951 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.45: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=10.405 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.45: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=14.383 ms
^C
--- piratenode.local ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 9.951/11.759/14.383/1.752 ms

It will keep printing the output like above.

To cancel or exit: Press CTRL+C on keys on your keyboard.

If you are able to see an IP address in the ping output, it means your Pirate Node is accessible over network.

Connecting to Pirate Node with SSH

Now that we are sure it is accessible, let’s connect to it with SSH commmand using the Terminal application.

For this command it is assumed the username and password you setup in previous section for SSH is piratenode. If you have used different username and/or password please use that accordingly in the SSH command.

Type in the following command in your Terminal application:

ssh piratenode@piratenode.local

Just for the first time connection, it will show the following output and ask you to type your input:

ssh piratenode@piratenode.local
The authenticity of host 'piratenode.local (192.168.1.45)' can't be established.
ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:rQHONg+K67Yhh5BJE9rXriTplGGcN/j4Kah5BAdC4B4.
This key is not known by any other names.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes

Just type yes and press ENTER on your keyboard.

Next it will ask you to type in the password. Use the same password you created at the time of making the microSD card from OS Customisation section.

Warning: Permanently added 'piratenode.local' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
piratenode@piratenode.local's password:

Once you are connected you will see the following output:

Linux piratenode.local 6.6.28+rpt-rpi-2712 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.6.28-1+rpt1 (2024-04-22) aarch64

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Thu May  9 21:48:27 2024 from fdf1:f4e4:a15c:5c4f:1c28:9920:d3db:448
piratenode@piratenode:~ $

If you see piratenode@piratenode:~ $ that just means you are successfully connected to your Pirate Node through command line. Well done if you have made this far without much issues! 👏

Alternative Links

This seems good resource to check for alternative guide on how to connect to SSH server.