Off Campus Access
You can use X-win32 and SecureCRT together to connect to an Engineering Sun workstation and run many applications. This requires a broadband internet connection. Installation and configuration of X-win32 and SecureCRT is described here.
The Engineering Software database will let you review the list of software available for the Sun workstations (search for Sun Platform Software)
Required:
- X-win32 (Install from FCI CD or from Add/Remove Programs)
- SecureCRT (Install from FCI CD or from AUInstall)
X-win32 configuration (one time):
You must create a new session in X-win32 for connecting to Engineering hosts, but make sure that the Auto Start button is unchecked since the X session will start automatically when you launch your remote application.
- Start -> All Programs -> X-win32 6.0 -> X-config
- Click the Security tab
- Click Add
- Type: ettin.eng.auburn.edu
- Click OK
- Make sure that the Access Control button is selected
- Click the Sessions tab
- If there is an Engineering session, highlight Engineering
- Click Edit
- Make sure that the Auto Start button in unchecked
- Click Save
- Click the Window tab
- Under Window Mode make sure that Multiple Windows is checked
- click OK
X-win32 Firewall Configuration (one time):
You must poke a hole in your firewall. If you are using a 3rd party (non-Windows) firewall, you will have to open incoming connections on port 6000.
For windows XP Personal Firewall with Service Pack 1, try this: (instructions are different with XP service pack 2)
- Go to Control Panel, Network Connections
- Right click on your Local Area Connection and choose Properties
- Click the Advanced tab at the top of the properties window
- If the Enable Firewall box is checked, then click the Settings... button in the Network Connection Settings portion of the screen.
- Add a new firewall rule - click "Add"
- Description: X11 - 6000
- Name or address: 127.0.0.1
- Internal Port: 6000
- External Port: 6000
- Protocol TCP
SecureCRT configuration (assumes you have already installed it):
- Start -> All Programs -> SecureCRT 4.0 -> SecureCRT 4.0
- Right click "Engineering" in the Connect window and select Properties
- Within the Category left window pane highlight X11
- (Connection -> Port Forwarding -> X11)
- In the right window pane in the X11 Forwarding section, insure that the
- Forward X11 Packets option is checked (selected)
- Click OK
X-win32 Usage (each time you want to connect to Engineering):
- Start -> All Programs -> X-win32 6.0 -> X-win32
- If it asks you what kind of session to start, just click Cancel.
- You should see a little "X" in the system tray (in the lower right corner of the screen, beside the clock).
SecureCRT Usage:
- Click on the session you configured above and then Click Connect
- Enter your username
- Enter your password
- You are then logged into the engineering SSH gateway computer named ettin
- You will see a message like the following:
To use the secure DISPLAY feature of ssh set your DISPLAY environment variable to "ettin:22.0" after you get your shell prompt.
- Remember the value for DISPLAY - in this example it is "ettin:22.0"
- At the "Please enter the name of an Engineering host <anywhere>: " prompt, press Enter
- When you have successfully logged into the selected computer please type
- setenv DISPLAY ettin:22.0 at the prompt (replace ettin:22.0 with the appropriate value)
- Type: cmdtool &
- A warning window may appear informing you that an X client is attempting to connect
- Check Accept and Click OK
- You should see the command tool displaying on your local PC. You are now connected and ready to work. You can launch Sun applications from this window.
Note: if any special fonts are required by your application software you will need to download them to your PC (e-mail admin@eng.auburn.edu if you think you have this problem)
