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Run Graphical Programs on your home machine over the network

These instructions will show how it is possible to run any program on the Lab computers (Weniger 412 and 497), from a Windows based computer with a high speed internet connection.

Requirements:

Microsoft Windows (XP, 2000, NT, 98, ME,  there is no support for Vista or 95)
CD-ROM drive
Broadband internet connection (at least 1.5 Mb/sec DSL or higher)

This information is more or less just reprinted from:
http://xlivecd.indiana.edu/


If you already have Cygwin installed, this CD may not work.  Instead, use the cygwin installation.



Instructions:

1.  Download the CD image and burn to disk.

Here is a list of locations to download the CD iso image:

• USA, Indiana ftp://ftp.ussg.indiana.edu/pub/xlivecd/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• Mirrors:
• Belgium, Geel ftp://sin.khk.be/mirror/xlivecd/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• Germany, Bochum ftp://linux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/xlivecd/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• Germany, Bochum http://linux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/download/xlivecd/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• Sweden, UmeÃ¥ http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/xlivecd/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• USA, Wisconsin ftp://xlivecd.mirrors.tds.net/pub/xlivecd/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• USA, Georgia ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/XLiveCD/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• USA, Georgia http://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/XLiveCD/xlivecd-20041201.iso
• File size: 377055232 bytes
• Md5sum: a10eb5a3a041118db77359d467e138b0

It doesn't matter which one is used, pick one close for faster speed.

To burn to disk, you must use a program cabable of burning an iso image.  Windows alone will not be able to do this.  You must use a program such as Nero, Roxio Easy CD Creator, or similar program.  Read your programs instructions on how to burn an iso image.

If you do not have a program to do the burning, check with me and if you get me a blank disk, I can burn a copy for you.

Below is the instructions from the website referenced above copy & pasted.

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1. Place CD in drive and wait for wizard to appear.
2. Select "Read documentation".
• Read the documentation.
• Dismiss the browser.
3. Select the "Run X from CD" option that lists the appropriate number of buttons for your mouse, and wait for a terminal window to appear. The wait may be 30 to 70 seconds on some machines.
4. Use the terminal window to run an ssh command that connects to a remote computer. Example:

	ssh myusername@wngr412-pcxx.physics.oregonstate.edu
	or ssh myusername@wngr497-pcyy.physics.oregonstate.edu
		where myusername is your username for the physics lab machines
		and xx is a number between 01-26
		and yy is a number between 01-09 (note the zero in numbers less than 10)
	

5. Enter your password when prompted.
6. Run at will X applications on the remote computer.
7. When finished, quit X applications and log off remote computer.
8. Right-click the X icon in the system tray, and shut down the X server.
9. Remove CD from drive.

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