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Set up your PC (one time)
- Install vpn if you don't have it already. Instructions from SCCS are here: https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/NetMan/How+to+Connect+to+SLAC+VPN
- Download and install the VNC for Windows Viewer client software executable from here: http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html; (make a shortcut on your desktop)
- Download and install putty, if you don't have it already. Once If you install and run vpn (https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/NetMan/How+to+Connect+to+SLAC+VPN), you can get putty from the SLAC xweb: https://xweb.slac.stanford.edu
Configure your vncserver (one time)
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- Using putty (or XWin-32 if you prefer) log into iris01.slac.stanford.edu, providing your unix username and password
- Create your vnc password:
- > vncpasswd
Provide a password following the usual SLAC password guidelines.
The password will be stored in ~/.vnc/passwd
To reset the password, you can run vncpasswd again.
- > vncpasswd
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Every time you need a new session.
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- Invoke a command window on your PC:
- click the Start Button in the lower lefthand corner of your screen
- enter Command in the search box
- select "Command line tools" from the list
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