Difference between revisions of "Working from home"
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=== Mac Users === | === Mac Users === | ||
| − | Mac users will need [[X11]] or [[XQuartz]]. X11 is generally installed with OS 10.5 | + | Mac users will need [[X11]] or [[XQuartz]]. X11 is generally installed with OS 10.5 through 10.7; 10.4 users will need to install it. 10.6 and above users will want to install XQuartz. Information on each is at the [[X11]] page. |
=== Windows Users === | === Windows Users === | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 19 August 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 or XQuartz. X11 is generally installed with OS 10.5 through 10.7; 10.4 users will need to install it. 10.6 and above users will want to install XQuartz. 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 OIT 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.
