Windows does not come with a linux-like terminal, but there is a great application “MobaXterm”, which enables ssh connection and file transfer between server and client.

the remote directory can be accessed using Finder.

mount the remote directory in the naive file manager with the help of Mac Fusion.

ftp use tools like FileZilla (connect server through the sftp protocol, i.e.

To transfer files between server and client, you could: Note: if the server is in an internal network (like university), you may need to first connect through VPN to ssh in. bash xterm will open a term with gui, similarly, other applications like P圜harm, MatLab can pop-up a window and you can work the the interface as you are working locally. If you want to open GUI application from the remote server, just do: ssh -X ssh -Y -X or -Y option allows the XWindows of GUI apps to be forwarded to the local desktopĮg. Open terminal, type ssh is the ip address or domain name and username is your account name on the server. It requires the server to enable ssh, which most servers do. NoMachine works best, for NoMachine connection, jumps to section 4. Being used to work on my own Macbook Pro, it did take me some time to figure out the best practice to work remotely.īelow I listed possible methods to connect to the server and the their pros and cons based on my experience. Our lab has set up super powerful Linux server for data analysis (with multiple Xeon CPUs, multiple NVIDIA Tesla GPUs for cuda, and a lot of storage space.

3.3.3 attach/return to a previous session.

SSH (using the NoMachine Enterprise Client version 7) Setting up a connection to cs.uwindsor. This method of remote access requires neither the NoMachine client nor the VPN client. Since the School of Computer Science has a NoMachine Enterprise license, the cs.uwindsor.ca remote desktop can be accessed directly from the browser through the link provided! Watch this demo about NoMachine that also illustrates how to share and transfer files The following video needs to be updated using a newer client but is still relevant.

2.3.1 Using the NX protocol instead of SSHĭownload NoMachine Enterprise Clients for Windows, macOS and Linux.

2.3 NX (using the NoMachine Enterprise Client version 7).

2.2.1 Setting up a connection to cs.uwindsor.ca.

2.2 SSH (using the NoMachine Enterprise Client version 7).

Nomachine ubuntu 16.04 access from mac