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Remote Access

Accessing Computing Resources from a Remote Location outside Emory campus

Before you even begin: Emory VPN and off-campus access to computing resources in Emory

Emory has installed firewall software on its main access router which will prevent unwanted access (i.e., hacking) from off-campus computers to campus computing resources.

If you live off campus and want to connect to a MathCS lab machine to do your projects, you will not be able to due to Emory's firewall.

Note:

If you are on campus, you do not need to use Emory VPN to connect to a MathCS lab machine!!! Please skip this section!!!

Note:

The Clairmont campus is considered as part of the Emory campus!!! You are on EmoryUnplugged and will not need to use VPN!!!

In order to gain access to the computers on Emory campus (including those in MathCS) to do your homework/projects, you must use Emory's VPN.

IF you live off-campus, you must first do the following to install Emory VPN:

Follow the instructions on this webpage to prepare your laptop to use Emory VPN:

http://it.emory.edu/security/vpn.html
Warning:

The remote login software will not work if you do not install Emory's VPN on your PC !!!
(You will be considered as a hacker by Emory's firewall)

Setting up your PC to work on a lab computer from home/dorm

Microsoft Windows PC

If you want to Remote login to work station in the MathCS lab from your dorm or apartment with a Windows PC:

You need to set up a SSH session in MobaXterm.

Follow the instructions on this webpage: click here

If you want to transfer files between your Windows PC and the MathCS system:

You need to set up a SFTP session in MobaXterm.

Follow the instructions on this webpage: click here

Apple MAC PC

If you want to Remote login to work station in the MathCS lab from your dorm or apartment with a MAC:

Follow the instructions on this webpage: click here

If you want to transfer files between your MAC PC and the MathCS system:

Follow the instructions on this webpage: click here

Linux PC

(very easy - you have all the necessary software already)

To remote login to a workstation in the MathCS lab, use ssh:

ssh -X -l yourNetID lab0z.mathcs.emory.edu

To transfer files between your Linux PC and MathCS, use secure ftp:

sftp lab0z.mathcs.emory.edu

Further instructions on how to use sftp can be found in this write up (I wrote it for Mac users): click here

Extremely important warning

Very important:
  • Do not use lab0z.mathcs.emory.edu to work on homework/projects !!!!!!!!!
  • The lab0z.mathcs.emory.edu is only used as a login server

After login to lab0z.mathcs.emory.edu, you mustssh to a lab machine using this command (on lab0z.mathcs.emory.edu):

ssh -X labAB
             
where:   A = one of the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
         B = one of the letters a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h
    
e.g.:   ssh -X lab3d

You will need to login again !!!

After you login to a lab machine (such as lab3d above), you can do your homework/project