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Using X11 to SSH to WAM, Glue and DEANS

Used with SSH, the X11 application in Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" provides a secure interface for connecting to remote systems such as WAM, Glue or DEANS/ADVISE. X11 provides an X Window System which allows users to run graphical UNIX applications.

To begin using X11 with SSH:

1. Double-click the X11 icon to launch the application. X11 is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

   

2. An X11 window will appear with a command prompt.

   

3. At the prompt, type in ssh your-login-name@deans.umd.edu if you wish to connect to DEANS/ADVISE. If you wish to connect to WAM or Glue, type in ssh your-login-name@wam.umd.edu or ssh your-login-name@glue.umd.edu.

   

4. You will be prompted to type in your WAM, Glue or DEANS password.

   

5. Once you successfully login, a WAM, Glue or DEANS command prompt will appear. At this point you can run the tap command to access the desired graphical application, for example:

   tap matlab