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=== Connecting === | === Connecting === | ||
*Open XQuartz client by going to '''Go->Utilities->XQuartz''' | *Open XQuartz client by going to '''Go->Utilities->XQuartz''' | ||
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<pre>ssh -X yournetid@destination.server.edu | <pre>ssh -X yournetid@destination.server.edu | ||
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*Download and install MobaXterm at [https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/] | *Download and install MobaXterm at [https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/] | ||
*Open MobaXterm and select '''Start local terminal''' | *Open MobaXterm and select '''Start local terminal''' | ||
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*Then type in the ssh connection string into the prompt | *Then type in the ssh connection string into the prompt | ||
<pre>ssh -X yournetid@destination.server.edu | <pre>ssh -X yournetid@destination.server.edu | ||
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*'''yournetid''' - is your university netid | *'''yournetid''' - is your university netid | ||
*'''destination.server.edu''' - the server you would like to connect too (example: biologin.igb.illinois.edu) | *'''destination.server.edu''' - the server you would like to connect too (example: biologin.igb.illinois.edu) | ||
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== Testing == | == Testing == | ||
* A good test is to run the program "xterm". Most hosts will have this installed. It will open up a graphical terminal box. | * A good test is to run the program "xterm". Most hosts will have this installed. It will open up a graphical terminal box. | ||
<pre>[username@hostname ~]$ xterm</pre> | <pre>[username@hostname ~]$ xterm</pre> | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 24 November 2021
MAC OSX
- Download XQuartz at http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/
- Install XQuartz and be sure to restart the computer after the installation is done.
Connecting
- Open XQuartz client by going to Go->Utilities->XQuartz
ssh -X yournetid@destination.server.edu
- The -X after "ssh" tells the computer to connect using xserver
- yournetid - is your university netid
- destination.server.edu - the server you would like to connect too (example: biocluster.igb.illinois.edu)
Windows with MobaXterm
- MobaXTerm includes an xserver. This is the easiest method on a windows computer
- Download and install MobaXterm at https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/
- Open MobaXterm and select Start local terminal
- Then type in the ssh connection string into the prompt
ssh -X yournetid@destination.server.edu
- The -X after "ssh" tells the computer to connect using xserver
- yournetid - is your university netid
- destination.server.edu - the server you would like to connect too (example: biologin.igb.illinois.edu)
Testing
- A good test is to run the program "xterm". Most hosts will have this installed. It will open up a graphical terminal box.
[username@hostname ~]$ xterm