How to gain Remote Access to the CVL over the Internet
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Accessing the CVL Remotely from a Windows Operating System
While working on a project from home it is possible to access the programs contained in the CAD and Visualization Lab on Campus. In order to accomplish this you must have a SSH client and a X windows server installed on your Windows machine. ECE supports PuTTY as our SSH client and Cygwin/X as our X windows server.
To download, install, and setup these programs follow these short tutorials.
PuTTY tutorial
Cygwin/X tutorial
At the end of the Cygwin Tutorial you will be given the instructions on how to access the CVL remotely.
Accessing the CVL Remotely from a Unix Based Operating System
To access the CVL from a Unix system just open a terminal and type:
ssh -X cvl.ece.vt.edu
Use the user name and password that you created from the CVL Account creation page.
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