How to eXceed with SSH

• Get an account on Nature.
• Install Hummingbird eXceed software on your networked PC (see Workstation Support Services to download eXceed).
• Install an SSH-compatible terminal client such as TeraTerm+SSH or F-Secure on your networked PC (see get_ssh.html). Or decide to use the web-based SSH program Mindterm
• Log on to your Nature account using the SSH client.
• Make sure that eXceed is running on your PC (start it from the Programs/Exceed menu, or put it in your Programs/StartUp folder so that it always runs when you start Windows)
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• When you log onto Nature, your DISPLAY variable should automatically be set to something like Nature.Berkeley.Edu:10:0. Verify this by typing 'echo $DISPLAY'. Display numbers starting with 10:0 or higher indicate that your X windows sessions will be "piped" through your secure SSH connection. (If the DISPLAY variable is not set, a workaround is to type 'setenv DISPLAY $REMOTEHOST:0.0'. This will send your X windows back to your computer monitor, but will not use the secure SSH connection.)
• Now what? What you can do with an X windows session depends on the software on your workstation. Programs like Arc/Info and SAS will start their own X windows. You can also run X programs such as xclock, xlogo, xpuzzle, or xpizza if they are installed on your workstation.