Xserver Setup

Connecting to a X Server

=OSX 10.7 and bellow

• xserver is already built into OSX
• Simply open a terminal client and type in

ssh -X younetid@destination.server.edu

• • The -X in front of 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)

OSX 10.8

• Download XQuartz http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/
• Install XQuartz and be sure to restart the computer after the installation is done.
• Now simply follow the instructions above for OSX 10.7 and bellow.

Windows

Download the following files

• Xming-6-9-0-31-setup.exe
• Putty-0.60-installer.exe
• putty.reg (Right Click to Save)
• xserver.xlaunch (Right Click to Save)

Installing Xming

• Run "Xming-6-9-0-31-setup.exe" installer. Follow the screenshots belows
• Click Next

• Click Next

• Click Next

• Click Next

• Uncheck everything except for "Associate XLaunch.exe with the .xlaunch file extension

• Click Install

• Uncheck "Launch Xming". Click finish

Installing PuTTy

• Run "putty-0.60-installer.exe" installer. Follow the screenshots belows
• Click Next

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• Click Next

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• Click Next

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• Click Next

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• Click Install

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• Click Finish

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• Run "putty.reg". At the warning that pops up click Yes. It will be similar to the following screenshot

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Connecting to X Server

• Run "xserver.xlaunch". This is the Xming profile that is needed to connect properly use Xming with a server
• Run PuTTY by going to Start->Programs->PuTTY->PuTTY
• Type in the hostname you are connecting to then click Open.
• Type in your net ID for your username and press enter. Type in your IGB password and press enter.
• You are now connect. You should be able to run any xserver capable program.
• If you have any issues please email us at help@igb.uiuc.edu.