Remote Access to DSS Computers
SSH (Secure SHell) is the primary supported mechanism for access department computers remotely.
The list of publicly available computers for remote access is http://www.stat.duke.edu/comp/inventory.php. You may log into any of the machines on the 'Public Machines' list.
SSH on Windows
There are several SSh clients for Windows available:
Each of these allows you to use ssh to remotely log into DSS computers.
Using PuTTY
Here are directions to use PuTTY to access DSS computers remotely.
- Run PuTTY
- Enter the full hostname of the machine you want to log into in the 'Host Name' field (kilo.stat.duke.edu, for example)
- Make sure the Port field has '22' in it.
- Click the 'Open' button
- A 'PuTTY Security Alert' dialogue will pop up if this is the first time you are logging into this particular DSS machine from the Windows computer you are using. Click 'Yes' on the dialogue
- At the 'login as:' prompt, enter your DSS userid
- At the 'password:' prompt, enter your DSS password.
When you are done with the session, you can type the command 'exit' to log out of the remote computer and close the window.
SSH on Mac OS X
Mac OS X, being a unix-based operating system, includes ssh and sftp utilities in their normal installation. Simply open a terminal window and enter 'ssh USERNAME@MACHINE.stat.dukee.du ' where USERNAME is your USERNAME and MACHINE is the name of the computer you wish to log into.