| 1 | = SSH Usage = |
| 2 | == SSH Usage == |
| 3 | === Linux and Mac === |
| 4 | Users on Mac and Linux workstations have ssh available on the command line. To access the command line on a Mac system, open the ''Terminal program from Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal''. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | To connect to a remote server run the following: |
| 7 | |
| 8 | {{{user@localhost> ssh remoteusername@remotehost.example.com}}} |
| 9 | |
| 10 | === Windows === |
| 11 | Windows users will need to download an SSH client. Putty is a lightweight freeware SSH client. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html|Download Putty]] |
| 14 | |
| 15 | [[http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.62/htmldoc/|Putty Manual]] |
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| 17 | == Tunneling X Windows Session via SSH == |
| 18 | === Linux and Mac === |
| 19 | Users on Mac and Linux workstations have ssh available on the command line. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | To connect to a remote server with X window tunneling run the following: |
| 22 | |
| 23 | {{{user@localhost> ssh -Y remoteusername@remotehost.example.com}}} |
| 24 | |
| 25 | === Windows === |
| 26 | Windows users will need to download an X window server/client software. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/|Xming]] |
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| 30 | [[http://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]] |