CAE has implemented a new shortcut so you can connect into the most available tux workstation every time you use puTTY or SecureCRT or any other remote connection.

Introduction

With the help of the instructions this page, you should have no trouble setting up VNC on your Linux machine.

On the CAE Linux computers we support a number of different Desktop Environments. These environments appear cosmetically different from each other, but all have the same basic functionality.

SSH (Secure SHell) is a protocol that can be used for remote access to Unix and Linux workstations.

Note on running graphical programs remotely:

The following webpage is a guide to deciding whether Linux is an option as an operating system for you. Up front it should be said that Linux is not for the faint of heart. In other words, those that do not feel very comfortable with Unix should just stay with Windows/MacOS unless you are determined to learn Linux.

Graphically in KDE

1. > System Settings > Network.

Network information is kept in: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 This file contains listings to specify the IP address, gateway, and netmask. Each entry has several comments to help explain it. To either set TCP/IP to a static address or to grab it with DHCP, run the netconfig program.

Manual Configuration Network information is kept in: /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 A file set up to obtain the network information from DHCP has the following look: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes