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--- labs:remote_access [2023/01/04 19:27] – [Making a Connection] admin
+++ labs:remote_access [2024/01/16 03:04] – [Using ssh on the Lab Machines] admin
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 If you want to run graphical applications on the Linux machines but interact with them on your computer (you probably do!), you'll need to run an X server and set up X forwarding.
+===== From Off Campus =====
+Follow the instructions in "Remote Access" in [[https://wlu.box.com/v/ComputerScienceLabs|The Computer Science Lab Documentation]] to connect to the lab machines from off campus.
 ===== From Mac =====
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       * It can take longer than you'd expect to get a prompt back, but hang in there.
       * You may get an error message about a .Xauthority file that you can safely ignore.
-  - Try typing ''idle3 &'' and hitting enter to see if a Python IDE GUI pops up.  Note that this can be slow depending on your network connection, especially the first time.  If the IDE pops up, it worked!  You can quit (close) the GUI (but not the terminal).
+  - Try typing ''idle &'' and hitting enter to see if a Python IDE GUI pops up.  Note that this can be slow depending on your network connection, especially the first time.  If the IDE pops up, it worked!  You can quit (close) the GUI (but not the terminal).
   - Now, [[#using_ssh_on_the_lab_machines|ssh to a lab machine (See: Using ssh on the Lab Machines)]], so that everyone isn't on the same machine.  See [[#machine_names|Machine Names]] for more information about the available machines.
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 ===== Using ssh on the Lab Machines =====
-After logging into a "gateway" machine, you should "hop" to one of the lab machines, using [[http://cswiki.wlu.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php/labs/remote_login#ssh_from_lab_machines|ssh]].  See [[#machine_names|Machine Names]] for more information about the available machines.
+From one lab machine, you can "hop" to one of the other lab machines, using [[http://cswiki.wlu.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php/labs/remote_login#ssh_from_lab_machines|ssh]].  See [[#machine_names|Machine Names]] for more information about the available machines.
 If you're already on a lab machine, you can ssh to another machine, by typing