Nautilus and ssh

[Andy Main]

> > All I tried was Computer>Network, File>Connect to Server, and filled out
> > the form for SSH connection (apart from the folder bit - should go to my
> > home directory anyway).  When I click on the icon it just hangs trying
> > to open it.  What am I dong wrong?
> 
> Perhaps this is a firewall issue? Or does it work for WinSCP?
> 
> FWIW, I just connected fine to a Fedora Core 2 server running OpenSSH. I
> am using public key authentication, no passwords used.
> 
> What I do like to know is whether it is possible to use compression. I use
> ssh -C a lot because of limited bandwidth, and this can sometimes greatly
> increase throughput. Can I configure this somewhere?

Thanks for all the answers, it looks as though it is because work is not
using keys, only passwords!  From hat I've read nautilus doesn't have a
dialog for this.  I've asked for this to be added if possible.

Thanks,

Andy.