On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 5:24 AM, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote: > On 03/28/12 3:11 AM, Rushton Martin wrote: >> We use it to allow users access to the HPC from Windows machines. The >> alternative, cygwin, >> takes quite a bit of installation and configuration so shellinabox is a >> lightweight >> alternative. We're still on CentOS 5, so not a lot of use to the OP >> however. > > cygwin?? if you need a ssh client on Windows, use putty. if you need > an x-terminal, use Xming. both are ligthweight, small, and very easy to > configure, including via scripting and automatic push installs. If ssh is allowed through the firewall, you can run freenx on the server and the cross-platform NX clients from www.nomachine.com to run full X desktops with good remote performance and the ability to reconnect to running sessions. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com