Requirements
- a research and staff account
- valid WatIAM credentials (your UWuserid and password)
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) must be running to connect from an off campus location
Procedure
Connecting from a Windows computer
PuTTY
- download and install PuTTY (or a different ssh client of your choice)
- launch PuTTY
- set Connection type to SSH
- set Host Name or (IP address) to linux.math.uwaterloo.ca
- (optional) under Connection>SSH>X11, check Enable X11 forwarding. Requires an X-Server such as XMing running before initiating the connection.
- click the Open button
- enter your WatIAM (Nexus) password when prompted and hit enter. You will be logged into the server.
Built-in OpenSSH client
- Windows 10/11 includes the OpenSSH client
- if the application you want to run needs graphics, then you also need an X11 Server (e.g. Xming) installed
- open a Powershell session, enter the command ssh UWuserid@linux.math.uwaterloo.ca, and press enter
- if the application needs graphics, then you need to include the "-X" option on the ssh command
- enter your WatIAM password when prompted and press enter. You will be logged into the server.
Connecting from a Mac computer
- launch Terminal
- if the application needs graphics, then you also need an X11 server (XQuartz) installed
- enter the command ssh UWuserid@linux.math.uwaterloo.ca and press enter
- if the application needs graphics, then you also need to include the "-X" option on the ssh command
- enter your WatIAM password when prompted and press enter. You will be logged into the server.