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Connecting to LINCOMM with SecureCRT (Windows)
Connecting to Linux Community Servers (LINCOMM) with SecureCRT on Windows
Please note: If you are computer is not part of the WIRED Taylor Hall network, you will need to setup Campus VPN for Windows BEFORE doing the steps below.
- Download SecureCRT from the UW Software Library.
- Run the install file that was downloaded and use all the defaults for installation. SecureCRT should run automatically after installing.
- Use the standard location for configuration files
- You can decide if you which to use a Configuration Passphrase or not. If you choose to use one, it will need to be typed in every time you run SecureCRT (like an additional password).
- One SecureCRT opens up, click Cancel in the Quick Connect dialog box.
- Mouseover the Session Manager tab in the upper left, and select the + button to create a new session
- Select SSH2 and click Next
- Fill in the following:
- Hostname: lincomm.aae.wisc.edu (use lincomm<#>.aae.wisc.edu if reconnecting to an existing session)
- Port: 22
- Firewall: None
- Username: <yourNetID>
- Hostname: lincomm.aae.wisc.edu (use lincomm<#>.aae.wisc.edu if reconnecting to an existing session)
- Name the session whatever you would like and click Finish
- Go into the Session Manager tab and right-click on the new session you created and click Properties
- Go to Connection-->SSH2. Check only Password and PublicKey. Click on Password and use the arrow buttons to move it to the top.
- Go to Connection->Port Forwarding->Remote/X11. Check Forward X11 Packets
- Go to Terminal->Emulation. Change Terminal to Xterm and check ANSI with 256color
- Go to Terminal-->Appearance and change Character encoding to UTF-8
- Click OK.
- You can now double-click your session in the Session Manager to connect. Click Accept & Save when prompted about the SSH key
You may receive a notice that ".Xauthority does not exist". That is a normal message the first time you login to each LINCOMM server.