Exceed
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How to install and use Exceed to run Unix applications on your Windows computer
Install Exceed
-From a Windows computer connected to the Yale network, go to Start\Run, type "\\som-os-orion\Exceed\setup.exe" and hit Enter to run the Exceed installer.
-Accept all the default install options.
-Reboot Windows after the installation completes.
Start Exceed to be able to run X applicaitons
-Click the "Hummingbird Connectivity V8.0" icon on your desktop.
-Double click on the "Exceed" folder.
-Double click on "Exceed" shortcut.
-NOTE: you can also go to START\All Programs\Hummingbird Connectivity V8.0\Exceed\Exceed
-Exceed will run minimized on the Windows taskbar.
-NOTE: Exceed must be running while using X applications.
Install the SOM Support Pack Software
The Yale SOM Support Pack contains putty which you can use to connect to the Unix servers and start X applications to run on your Windows computer. Instructions for downloading and installing the support pack are available at The Yale SOM Support Pack
Open an X application (xterm) via putty on Windows with Exceed
-With Exceed still running in the background
-In Windows, go to Start\Run, type "putty" and hit Enter.
-Configure putty via the directions at Putty Windows SSH Client Tutorial and then proceed with the following steps.
-Under Session, in the Saved Sessions section, select the session you use to connect to the Unix server. Example, [userid]@marduk.som.yale.edu (replace [userid] with your Unix userid).
-Click the Load button.
-Under Connection\SSH\X11, check the "Enable X11 forwarding" option.
-For the "X display location" type: localhost:0.0
-Under Session, click the Save button.
-Click the Open button.
-When prompted, enter your userid and hit ENTER.
-RECOMMENDED, enter the key passphrase if you entered one while saving the private key file.
-At the Unix command prompt type: xterm
-Hit Enter.
-The Unix xterm application should run on your Windows computer.
-NOTE: Use this same method to run other Unix X enabled applications on Windows, besides xterm. Simply type the name of the X enabled application at the Unix command prompt, along with any required arguments or switches. Hit Enter and it will on Windows via Exceed.
--Btt2 11:30, 27 Apr 2006 (EDT)
