MATLAB Remote Access Instructions

Click here for off campus accessClick here if using a BU network

Establish a VPN Connection

Point your web browser to http://vpn.bu.edu

Enter your Kerberos user name and password

You can verify and control your connection via the tray icon on your windows task bar

Your connection will take a few minutes the first time you run it but will instantly connect each subsequent connection

Download and Install X-Win32

Paste it into the dialog box on the download site: http://www.starnet.com/download/purchase.php

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Copy the following key

Once installed, open X-Win32 2010

Select and download the first option with SSH

Select “Add Folder” and name your folder “My Sessions.” Select “Browse” and then select “OK” using the default location and then “OK” again.

Select the folder you just made and click on “Manual” under New Connection.

Choose SSH from the list and hit “Next”

Fill out the boxes using the following information(Items in red should be typed exactly as written)

Connection Name: ENG-GRIDHost: eng-grid.bu.eduLogin: Your BU user nameCommand: /usr/bin/xterm -e /bin/bash -l -c "/mnt/nokrb/sge/etc/qloginwrap“Password: Your BU Kerberos password

Click “Save”

Now select your ENG-GRID profile and click “Launch” on the right hand side.

X-Win will begin the process of logging you on to a BU GRID computer. Notice how a signals computer is being used in this example. The computer being used is random and will usually change every time you log in.

Now type your BU Kerberos password to complete the log in process

At the prompt, you have two options…

-Type “matlab” to simply begin a MATLAB session that is linked to your X drive-To close MATLAB simply select “File” then “Exit MATLAB” and you can x out of your X-Win window.

-Or type “/etc/gdm/Xsession default” to get a BU Linux workspace-Make sure you “Log off” from your Linux session before closing X-Win. Otherwise you will have to wait until the next day for your session to expire to be able to log on again.

After logging in you will see a prompt similar to the one below with respect to the computer you end up getting logged in to. In this case it is still the signals computer #19.

To begin a MATLAB or BU Linux session again, start the VPN if you are off campus, open X-Win, launch your ENG-GRID profile, and follow the steps from the previous slide.

Congratulations! You now have home access to MATLAB and other

resources available through BU Linux!