Genetics - Connecting to Deepthought and Compute01
Instructions for connecting to Genetics servers.
Before connecting, you will need either a wired connection in the Genetics building, or to be on the Genetics VPN. To set up the Genetics VPN, please follow this guide.
To connect to DeepThought, use your complete NetID email address for the username.
- Connect to the Genetics VPN if not using a wired connection
- Open Terminal on Mac or Linux, or the connection program of your choice on Windows
- Enter your full NetID email in quotes for the username:
ssh 'NETID@wisc.edu'@deepthought.genetics.wisc.edu
Type in the connection string versus copying and pasting, as Macs often convert the quotation marks to a different format that the server doesn't understand
For Compute01 and other servers, simply use just your NetID:
ssh NETID@compute01.genetics.wisc.edu
If you need to use X11 to open graphical programs, please follow this guide to set it up: X11 guide
If you'd like to set up an SSH tunnel for browser-based applications like Jupyter Notebooks, follow this guide: Port forwarding via SSH tunnels