Technically Thinking

I just got a BlackBerry Curve. One of the first things I was interested in getting working was an ssh client. I was very pleased to find MidpSSH had a free mobile ssh client that worked on the BlackBerry. Here is the short and sweet installation (exact steps may vary depending on your BB version):

1. Open the browser on your BlackBerry, click the “menu” button and then click the “Go To…” link. Navigate to the MidpSSH download url, http://xk72.com/wap (as described on their download page).
2. Click on the “Latest Stable Release” link. Navigate to the BlackBerry Build section and download the OS version that matches your BlackBerry OS. Follow the on-screen steps.

The MidpSSH software should now be installed. When I attempted to connect to a server at this point I received the error:

Session Error - Writer: Invalid tunnel name

If you receive this error, refer to this forum post regarding Configuring Full Internet Access on your BlackBerry. I needed to configure my APN by going to Options -> Advanced Options -> TCP. The APN settings for common providers are listed on that forum post.

That’s it. You should now be able to create a new session in MidpSSH and make an ssh connection.

Dave

Thanks for the tip about the “Writer: Invalid tunnel name” message. I had configured the APN on my old blackberry, but forgot to do it on the new one (also a “curve”, the 8320.)

Thank you, extreamly helpful, solved my problem quite nicely.

Thanks! It was very useful!