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| - choose a lambda host from the chooser | - choose a lambda host from the chooser | ||
| - login using your SCS Linux account | - login using your SCS Linux account | ||
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| + | {{ :accounts_and_labs:chooser.jpg | }} | ||
| This will give you full remote desktop style interface using the X-Emulator X-Win32. | This will give you full remote desktop style interface using the X-Emulator X-Win32. | ||
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| == 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. | ||
| - | == X-Win32 and remote sessions == | + | == 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. | ||
| - | 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. | + | <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> |
| You can configure X-Win32 to run a remote linux session as follows: | You can configure X-Win32 to run a remote linux session as follows: | ||