I want to thank everyone for the useful tips on how to control the
spectrometer from a remote computer. Below is a summary of the most
popular terminal emulators used for this purpose:
-Using a PC:
1) X-Win32 (Starnet.com). This one was recommended by Ion Ghiviriga
<ion_at_chem.ufl.edu>, Patrick Wheeler <patrick.wheeler_at_pfizer.com>, and
Susan Alguindigue <SusanA_at_chemdept.chem.ou.edu>.
2) eXceed for Windows ($25.00) + Connectivity Security Pack ($10.00)
<
http://www.hummingbird.com/exceed_student_edition>. Recommended by
Donald Linn <linn_at_ipfw.edu>, David Grace <David.Grace_at_amersham.com>, and
Dick Taylor <dick.taylor_at_dowcorning.com>.
3) Web-Term X, MIX. These two don't seem to be very popular.
-Using a MAC:
1) Exodus 9 for OS 10.x
2) The new Mac OS X Panther comes with an improved X11 system that
allows the macs to work well in the UNIX environment.
-Using a SUN (Contributed by Charles Mayne <mayne_at_chem.utah.edu>):
1) xdm (already built in but not very secure; good for use within a
firewall).
2) VPN system (outside a firewall). Creates an encrypted tunnel through
the firewall.
-UNIX/LINUX
1) X-Windows
-The following contribution by Bill Stevens <wstevens_at_siu.edu> is very
detailed and could be used in several systems, as such, I will paste the
original message.
"First off, you want to be running Solaris 9 if possible. That has ssh
built in and tcp wrappers built into that. In /etc you will have (or
create) two files: hosts.deny should read ALL:ALL to deny all internet
services to everyone not mentioned in hosts.allow. Your hosts.allow
should read
sshd: LOCAL .domain1.allowed.edu .domain2.allowed.edu
where the last two entries are domains you allow. LOCAL enables access
from within your own domain.
Next, in /etc/ssh you have a file sshd_config and you need to edit it to
enable X11 forwarding. Now anyone coming in via ssh can ask for an
X-session and will receive it on ports starting with 6000. These can be
unix computers, which have X-windows built in, PCs running an X-server
like MI/X ($25) or Macs running eXodus."
Good luck to everyone and thanks again.
Sincerely,
Carlos Amezcua
--
Dr Carlos A. Amezcua
Department of Biochemistry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9038
Tel: (214) 648-8920
Received on Mon Oct 27 2003 - 08:29:07 MST