Remote CSIL Access from an MS Windows PC

A number of the programming assignments in this course require OpenGL libraries. If you use a personal PC or laptop running MAC OS or Linux (any distro), you should already have OpenGL libraries. In that case you can code and test your programs on your own machine. Do remember to compile and run your programs at least once on a machine in CSIL to discover any compatibility issues.

If you use an MS Windows PC, you can either (1) go to CSIL (or CSTL), physically log in to a Linux machine, and test your programs there, or (2) install a remote access program to connect to a CSIL (or CSTL) machine from your PC anywhere.

We recommend MobaXterm for remote connection.

• Go to http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net
• Click on "GET MOBAXTERM NOW!" button
• Download Home Edition (free)
• Choose "MobaXterm Home Edition V10.4 (installer edition)"
• Download and unzip the file "MobaXterm_installer_v10.4.zip" in a directory
• Click on "MobaXterm_installer.msi" in that directory to install the program

Once the program is installed, you can click on the progrm icon to launch MobaXterm. Then issue the command

ssh -Y your_csil_login@csil-xx.cs.ucsb.edu

ssh -Y your_csil_login@cstl-yy.cs.ucsb.edu

to remotely login to a CSIL machine (xx goes from 00 to 48) or a CSTL machine (yy goes from 00 to 35). You should then be able to work on your assignments remotely as if you are physically in CSIL or CSTL Lab.

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