Accessing CSLab Systems and Services Remotely

Due to the importance of security, especially when it involves remote access to CSLab machines, we have taken a number of steps to ensure that our systems are protected from the threat of individuals trying to break in and misuse our resources. For example, we do not permit off-campus users to send email via our mail server, nor do we allow incoming Telnet sessions and nor is the CSLab Samba server directly available to outside machines.

Nonetheless, we are keenly aware the many CSLab users want to use CSLab resources when away from the department. As a result, we have made available a series of informational pages that describe how to access CSLab remotely in a secure manner. Although this requires a few extra-steps on the part of the individual, the security benefits are important.

We recommend that start with taking a quick look at the remote access section of our FAQs.

Remote Access Tools

• Secure Shell (SSH)

• Troubleshoot SSH

• Virtual Private Network

Access Systems and Services Remotely

• For remote application services (e.g. run Microsoft Word remotely from your Linux machine) see our Application Services page.

• SSH Tunneling

• Access computing resources not directly accessible from the Internet