Workstations

Remote access

To access your workstation remotely, please use SSH, as in the examples below:

ssh -l user workstation.ccb.ou.edu

or

ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901 -l user workstation.ccb.ou.edu

The latter command forwards the port 5901 to the local host. This can be used to establish a VNC session.

On Windows, one could install Cygwin software to obtain the SSH functionality. Please install the OpenSSH option. This option will also install SCP.

For establishing a VNC session, please first start a VNC desktop on your workstation, as in the example below:

vncserver –depth 16  –geometry 1280x1024

If you run it for the first time, it will ask you to create a password. Use "man vncserver" to access help pages.

On a Linux system, start the VNC viewer by using the "vncviewer" command. Please use "man vncviewer" to access help pages.

On a Windows system,  one can use a free VNC viewer downloaded from this website, for example.