= SSH Usage =
== SSH Usage ==
=== Linux and Mac ===
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''.

To connect to a remote server run the following:

{{{user@localhost> ssh remoteusername@remotehost.example.com}}}

=== Windows ===
Windows users will need to download an SSH client. Putty is a lightweight freeware SSH client.

[[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html|Download Putty]]

[[http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.62/htmldoc/|Putty Manual]]

== Tunneling X Windows Session via SSH ==
=== Linux and Mac ===
Users on Mac and Linux workstations have ssh available on the command line.

To connect to a remote server with X window tunneling run the following:

{{{user@localhost> ssh -Y remoteusername@remotehost.example.com}}}

=== Windows ===
Windows users will need to download an X window server/client software.

[[http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/|Xming]]

[[http://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]]