To access one of the FCS Linux Labs from off-campus use ssh.

Clients

• On most Linux distributions, ssh support is available via OpenSSH. E.g. on Debian and derivatives,

   apt-get install openssh-client
  

• On MacOS ssh support is available on the command line by default

• On Windows you can use putty
• On Android e.g ConnectBot or JuiceSSH

Access to UNB hosts

You will also either need to install and use

• VPN software, or
• ssh to fcslinux.cs.unb.ca, and then to the lab machine you want to use. This can be automated with the -J option to the openssh client.

The former has the advantage that it will let you have access to vcs.cs.unb.ca (i.e. use git from home). The latter has the advantage of working on linux machines.

Settings

• use the following hostname: ROOMmXX.cs.unb.ca where

  • ROOM is one of gc112, gc127, gd124, id414, and id415
  • XX is the machine number, between 1 and 50 for the larger labs.

• For example, to login from another Linux/UNIX machine:

  $ ssh id415m17.cs.unb.ca
  

• When prompted, type in your FCS linux username and password (remember: both are case-sensitive - smith is not the same as SMITH!)

• You can also set up a public key pair for more convenience and/or security.