What is SSH client?
An SSH client provides a command-line connection to the server, suitable for running the mysql command-line client, using the unix shell, etc. Any SSH client can be used, including Secure CRT (available from OIT software download) and the built-in MacOSX ssh client.
What is the name of the protocol that allows you to connect to your computer through the Internet?
The method uses technologies called Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which together allow you to connect securely to your computer through the Internet and give you mouse and keyboard control over your computer while showing you everything that's happening on the screen.
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and staff can access any of the servers listed on the Academic Labs Linux Machine Names page from off campus (i.e., from any Internet Service Provider (ISP)) or the GT wireless network after connecting to OIT’s SSL VPN Service.
Students
Anyone with an ECE account can access the machines listed below from off-campus (i.e., from any Internet Service Provider (ISP)) or the GT wireless network after connecting to OIT’s VPN Service .
