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 ===== Using MobaXterm ===== ===== Using MobaXterm =====
  
-   - Download the zip file from the mail you received. The file name (without the ending .zip) should be your username in our system, typically one of the three<WRAP> +   - Download the zip file from the mail you received. 
-     - ecoevo01, ecoevo02, etc  +
-     - pbioc01, pbioc02, etc +
-     - mbwt01, mbwt02, etc +
-</WRAP>Do you get the idea? <wrap important>It can happen that the file starts with something like 'ssh-' before your user name, then please ignore this in the steps further below.  +
    - Unpack zip file to a place that you will find again. It contains the openssh key, a .pub document and a textfile with the password you will need later    - Unpack zip file to a place that you will find again. It contains the openssh key, a .pub document and a textfile with the password you will need later
    - Download the MobaXterm installer [[https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html|here]] and follow its instructions    - Download the MobaXterm installer [[https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html|here]] and follow its instructions
    - Start MobaXterm with the Desktop shortcut or from your startbar    - Start MobaXterm with the Desktop shortcut or from your startbar
-   - At the 'Find existing session or server name' prompt enter YourUserName@141.2.46.150 (remember the explanation above)((the syntax username@IP-Address is the standard format when connecting to a remote server. Your username tells the server who is asking for access, and the IP address tells the ssh client to which server you want to connect to))+   - At the 'Find existing session or server name' prompt enter YourUserName@IP-Address ((the syntax username@IP-Address is the standard format when connecting to a remote server. Your username tells the server who is asking for access, and the IP address tells the ssh client to which server you want to connect to. <wrap important>Adjust the IP address to point at the computer you want to access</wrap>. If you want to access the ApplBio system, use 141.2.46.150))
    - Click on new session    - Click on new session
    - Select SSH as the connection type    - Select SSH as the connection type
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    - When you open MobaXterm the next time, you can use the existing session for easy access    - When you open MobaXterm the next time, you can use the existing session for easy access
  
-**IMPORTANT:** After you gained access to our computer system, you should see a terminal displaying something like this:+===== Accessing the ApplBio Computer system ===== 
 +Continue reading only if you attempt to access the ApplBio system via the IP-Address <fc blue>141.2.46.150</fc> 
 + 
 +**IMPORTANT:** After you were granted access to our computer system, you should see a terminal displaying something like this:
 <code> <code>
-mbwt21@gateway:~$ +username@gateway:~$ 
 </code> </code>
-The id left of the "@" is your account name (which is probably different) and the id right to the "@" is the computer you are currently "sitting" at. After logging in, everyone will start at the "gateway" computer.+The id left of the "@" is your username (see above), and the name to the right to the "@" identifies the computer you have connected to. <wrap important></wrap> The initial ssh will always bring you to our "gateway".
  
-Since we don't want to use the general @gateway environment for any computations, we need to access the computers in our student pool room. You should have received a computer name via email or slack. You can access this computer by typing:+<wrap important></wrap>The "gateway" is doing exactly what its name says, it just serves as a gateway and is not meant for computations. Therefore, you need to open a second ssh connection that brings you to the computers in our student pool room. You should have received a computer name via email or slack. If you did not get one, let us know! You can access this computer by typing:
 <code> <code>
 ssh pool?? ssh pool??
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 You should see something like this: You should see something like this:
 <code> <code>
-mbwt21@pool??:~$+username@pool??:~$
 </code> </code>
 <wrap important>Be sure to change the question marks to the digits from the identifier you received via email/slack.</wrap> Now, all computations will run with the hardware of our computer environment (and not from your home PC). <wrap important>Be sure to change the question marks to the digits from the identifier you received via email/slack.</wrap> Now, all computations will run with the hardware of our computer environment (and not from your home PC).