1. 1 SEEM3460 Tutorial Access to Unix Workstations in SE

2. 2 Required Software SSH client (required) PuTTY (FREE) (download putty.exe and plink.exe) PuTTY SSH Communications Security X server (optional, but needed for GUI) Xming (FREE) (download Xming in “Public Domain Releases”) Xming XWin

3. 3 Methods to Login SSH shell (with or without X server) X server is necessary for GUI X server thru SSH a terminal or an XDMCP session (Desktop environment)

4. 4 Available Servers linux[n].se.cuhk.edu.hk linux[n] can be linux03, linux04, linux05 If you really need to look for more servers, check the option “Use indirect connect” Inside SE intranet, you may omit “.se.cuhk.edu.hk” part

5. Using Putty and Xming (as background) run Xming.exe run putty.exe [Connection]-[SSH]-[X11]: Enable X11 forwarding [Session]: Host Name: (e.g.) cuse81 Save for later use Double click the saved session name to start SSH you will get: 5

6. Using XLaunch (optional method for reference) run XLaunch.exe choose “Multiple windows” (choose XDMCP for a remote) then click Next choose “Start a program” then click Next choose “Using PuTTY” type in server(host) name in “Connect to computer” type in UNIX username in “login as user” type in UNIX password in “password” click Next: you may need to locate plink.exe click Next click “Save configuration” for later use (optional) click Finish you will get something like: 6