You can log on to the server that we use for this class, storm.cis.fordham.edu, from any computer that is connected to the Internet. There are two options,
one giving you a desktop access, another giving you a terminal access. Details are below:
For Windows users,
- Download PuTty software from this website(http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html), choosing to download the Binaries for "Windows on Intel x86" architecture. Save the file on your desktop for easy access later.
- Double click on the PuTty to run it, type in the user name, password, and server name "storm.cis.fordham.edu" to log on to storm server.
You can configure font, color used by PuTTy based on your own personal preference. One configuration is important for PuTTY to correctly
display the compilation error or warning message, the Remote character set need to be set to UTF-8. Here is how:
- Click on the small icon in the left-top conner of the PuTTy window.
- On the left panel labelled as Category, click on Transaltion
- On the right panel, select UTF-8 from the drop-down list labeled as Remote Character Set:
- Click the Apply button
For Mac OS users, start a terminal program (by selecting Finder/Applications/Utilities/Terminal), and type in the following command line in the terminal:
ssh -l your_account_name_here storm.cis.fordham.edu
or equivalently,
ssh your_account_name_here@storm.cis.fordham.edu
Note, please replace the your_account_name_here in the above example with your actual login name.
You will be prompted to type in your password in order to log on.