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--- labs:remote_access [2026/01/23 17:52] – [Making a Connection] admin
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 If using the Powershell,
-  -
+  - 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.
 If using PuTTY: