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 .
What can you do with port 3389?
Below are instructions for enabling a port forward using SecureCRT from OIT: Create a new session to one of the remotely accessible servers. Open the session properties.
Is ECE a telework?
Per an earlier announcement from the Chair, ECE has moved to a Telework environment beginning Monday, 3/16, through the end of the semester. For this, we will be easing our normal restrictions of direct access to research desktops remotely. If you would like to be able to directly access your desktop from Georgia Institute of Technology’s VPN solution, please send a request to help@ece.gatech.edu including the IP Address (or fully qualified DNS hostname) of your research desktop and whether the operating systems is Windows, Linux, or macOS. We will permit requests for Remote Desktop under Windows and ssh under Linux and macOS. If you would like a full GUI under Linux, we will work with you to install the FastX server component on systems we maintain. For systems we do not maintain, we will provide best-effort support to help you get the “server” service for your OS set up.
How to find the name of my office computer?
You'll need to know the name or address of your office computer, usually something of the form "machine-name.ad.gatech.edu". Your IAC IT support person can tell you the name for your office computer. Enter this name into the connection dialog. In the example below, the machine name is iac-xppatch.ad.gatech.edu:
Can IAC remote access my workstation?
Your workstation must be specifically configured to allow remote access, so you must request access from your IAC IT support staff.
