Remote Desktop Mac For Linux

Instructions for running native VNC connections to CAE Linux labs from a Mac through an SSH tunnel

TeamViewer is one of the most popular and widely used remote desktop sharing. To use remote desktop on your Mac, simply download TeamViewer from teamviewer.com on both the Mac and the other device, regardless of its operating system. Then select the “Remote Control” tab and enter the Partner ID of the device you would like to connect to. What are the benefits of using remote desktop for Mac?

As an alternative to using SSVNC (see Connecting Remotely to CAE Linux Machines from Windows (SSVNC) ), you can use more robust, native VNC clients on your Mac OS. Use the following steps:

Download and install a VNC program of your choosing. Depending on the client you install, you may need to open the downloaded Disk Image, and drag and drop the application into your Mac 'Applications' folder to allow it to run. The following links are very good options:

Native VNC viewer (see below)

Open a terminal window and run the following command:

ssh -L 5900:localhost:5900 (your username)@best-tux.cae.wisc.edu.

You can use other port numbers to use different VNC display sizes. See Linux VNC Port/Display Info for more info.

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You will then be asked to approve the connection by typing yes or no. Type yes then type your CAE login password after the next prompt. Now you should have a secure connection to a Tux machine.

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Now, launch the VNC client that you've installed in step 1. To connect, you should set the server to 'localhost:5900' and leave everything else to default. Or, use the native VNC client by doing the following: