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| - Run your X server application (e.g., Xming). | - Run your X server application (e.g., Xming). |
| - When I ran Xming, it didn't seem like anything happened, but if you click "Show Hidden Icons", you should see the "X" for Xming | - When I ran Xming, it didn't seem like anything happened, but if you click "Show Hidden Icons", you should see the "X" for Xming |
| - Run and configure PuTTY: | |
| | If using the Powershell, |
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| | - type the command \\ ''ssh -XY yourusername@hostname.cs.wlu.edu'' |
| | * where ''yourusername'' is the username of your account and ''hostname'' is one of the lab machine names (e.g., rexx, snobol, turing). |
| | * The ''-XY'' will allow you to see a graphical program's windows on your local machine. Note that using a GUI application remotely can be slow. You definitely don't want to try to run an application like Eclipse remotely. |
| | * Answer "yes" to questions about trusting the machine and storing the key. |
| | * **Your password will not be displayed.** Keep typing! Hit enter. |
| | * 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. |
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| | If using PuTTY: |
| - Enter one of the lab machine names, e.g., ''rexx.cs.wlu.edu'', under 'Host Name' and under 'Saved Sessions'. | - Enter one of the lab machine names, e.g., ''rexx.cs.wlu.edu'', under 'Host Name' and under 'Saved Sessions'. |
| - Enable X11: Click on the 'plus' of the Connection category (if it's not already expanded), then the plus of the SSH category, then select X11. Check 'Enable X11 forwarding'. | - Enable X11: Click on the 'plus' of the Connection category (if it's not already expanded), then the plus of the SSH category, then select X11. Check 'Enable X11 forwarding'. |
| - Select the 'Session' category, and click on 'Save'. | - Select the 'Session' category, and click on 'Save'. |
| - Click Open to connect to the machine you specified above | - Click Open to connect to the machine you specified above |
| - Agree to any questions about trusting the host and accepting the security key. | - Agree to any questions about trusting the host and accepting the security key. |
| - Enter your username and password for your W&L account. **Your password will not be displayed.** Keep typing! Hit enter. | - Enter your username and password for your W&L account. **Your password will not be displayed.** Keep typing! Hit enter. |
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| - Try typing in ''idle3 &'' and then enter to see if a Python GUI IDE 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 ssh client, e.g., PuTTY). | - Try typing in ''idle3 &'' and then enter to see if a Python GUI IDE 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 ssh client, e.g., PuTTY). |
| - Now, [[#using_ssh_on_the_lab_machines|ssh to a lab machine (See: Using ssh on the Lab Machines)]], so that not everyone is on the same machine. See [[#machine_names|Machine Names]] for more information about the available machines. | - Now, [[#using_ssh_on_the_lab_machines|ssh to a lab machine (See: Using ssh on the Lab Machines)]], so that not everyone is on the same machine. See [[#machine_names|Machine Names]] for more information about the available machines. |
