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| ==== Logging into the Linux Network ==== | ==== Logging into the Linux Network ==== | ||
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| There are two ways to enter the SCS Lambda Linux network: | There are two ways to enter the SCS Lambda Linux network: | ||
| - | - Graphical access via the SCS Windows labs using an X-emulator application | + | - Connecting to Linux using Windows using an X-emulator (graphical) application |
| - External gateway [[services:external_access_host_access | access.scs.carleton.ca]] (non-graphical) | - External gateway [[services:external_access_host_access | access.scs.carleton.ca]] (non-graphical) | ||
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| - | === Connecting to Linux using Windows === | + | === Connecting to Linux using the SCS Windows Lab === |
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| + | The simplest way to log into the SCS Linux network is to log into any SCS lab machine then: | ||
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| + | - click on the 'SCS Linux' desktop icon | ||
| + | - choose a lambda host from the chooser | ||
| + | - login using your SCS Linux account | ||
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| + | {{ :accounts_and_labs:chooser.jpg | }} | ||
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| + | This will give you full remote desktop style interface using the X-Emulator X-Win32. | ||
| - | You can run an X-emulator on Windows that will allow you to display graphical applications ((in Linux they are called X11 applications)) that you launch remotely from the linux hosts. The X-emulator that is installed in the SCS labs is called X-win32. | ||
| == Putty == | == Putty == | ||
| - | Putty is an ssh client that is available free of charge for Windows. With putty you can log into the SCS linux/lambda network. Putty is a command line application. | + | Putty is an ssh client that is available free of charge for Windows. With putty you can log into the SCS linux/lambda network. Putty provides a command line/text-only environment (no graphics). |
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| + | If you use the external access host [[services:external_access_host_access | access.scs.carleton.ca]] as the gateway then you should ''ssh'' to one of the ''lambda''[01..12]s. Note that access.scs.carleton.ca does not have a large variety of programs installed. | ||
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| + | If you are in SCS labs you can directly connect to a lambda without logging on to access.scs.carleton.ca | ||
| == X-Win32 == | == X-Win32 == | ||
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| Then you can spawn off programs on the putty command line, example: 'xterm &' and they should pop-up on your Windows environment. | Then you can spawn off programs on the putty command line, example: 'xterm &' and they should pop-up on your Windows environment. | ||
| + | == Configuring X-Win32 Manually == | ||
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| + | You can run X-Win32 in XDMCP mode that will allow you to login to the lambda machines remotely. This gives you the same environment as if you were sitting in front of the linux terminal, similar to remote desktop under Windows. | ||
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| + | <note>The simplest way to connect to the lambda machines is by clicking the desktop icon called 'SCS Linux' on the desktop. This will launch the chooser for you. </note> | ||
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| + | You can configure X-Win32 to run a remote linux session as follows: | ||
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| + | - Start X-Config: All Programs - X-Win32 8.1 - X-Config | ||
| + | - Press the New Session - 'Manual...' Button | ||
| + | - Connection Method XDMCP- then press Next | ||
| + | - Session Name: lambda | ||
| + | - XDMCP Mode: Indirect | ||
| + | - Host: Choose one of 134.117.27.XXX, where XXX=30,74,75,76,107,109,111,122,129,130,134,135,188,199,200 Example: 134.117.27.111 | ||
| + | - Monitor: 1 (default) | ||
| + | - Then Save | ||
| + | - in the X-Config window click on 'My Session' - lambda and then the Launch button | ||
| + | - Once a connection is made you will get a chooser of lambda hosts, select one and press Connect | ||
| + | - log into the lambda host using your SCS account and password | ||
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| === External gateway: access.scs.carleton.ca === | === External gateway: access.scs.carleton.ca === | ||