Difference between revisions of "Working from home"

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=== Mac Users ===
 
=== Mac Users ===
Mac users will need [[X11R6]].  It is generally installed with OS 10.5 and later; 10.4 users will need to install it.  Information on each is at the [[X11R6]] page.
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Mac users will need [[X11]].  It is generally installed with OS 10.5 and later; 10.4 users will need to install it.  Information on each is at the [[X11]] page.
  
 
=== Windows Users ===
 
=== Windows Users ===

Revision as of 19:02, 12 January 2012

Depending on what operating system you use, you will need to have one or two pieces of software on that machine to properly connect to and work with the UNIX systems.

Checking Machines

Want to see which machines are working? Try Dr. G's new script: Ping Results - this web page should be updated about every 30 minutes.

Mac Users

Mac users will need X11. It is generally installed with OS 10.5 and later; 10.4 users will need to install it. Information on each is at the X11 page.

Windows Users

To work from home, Windows users will need to install X-Win 32 and PuTTY. When you install X-Win 32, you will also need to follow the instructions OIS has provided regarding licensing. More info on the X-Win 32 page.

When you install PuTTY and run it, the first time through you will need to create a session to connect to one of the Teer machines; after that, you can just use that session. More on the PuTTY page.

All Cases

In all cases, you do not need to install anything else. emacs, LaTeX, kdvi, and everything else you need will be on the UNIX systems - you will not have them on your own machines.