Installing the FastX client on your computer is optional. The easiest way to use FastX is through the browser (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, IE 10+ are all supported).
Go to this URL:
To start a new session, click on the plus box:
Inside the command box, type a ssh command like this:
xterm -e ssh rhel6-64.slac.stanford.edu
When your xterm session starts, you may wish to start a lightweight window manager so you can resize and move windows around inside your browser window:
Type these two commands inside your xterm window:
twm &
xsetroot -solid grey
Now you can start your linux application by typing the command inside your xterm window.
For example:
gimp &
firefox &
After you download and start the desktop client, click the + (plus) icon to configure a new session.
Select "Web" when given the choices of Web or SSH.
Next to name, type in
fastx web
https://fastx.slac.stanford.edu:3443
Your ~/.fastx_server/ directory contains sensitive information which could expose your X11 connections to others.
This could lead to a compromise of your account, and/or unauthorized keystroke monitoring. Therefore, please take care
in protecting access to this directory . The SCS tool "system ranger" will detect and fix any ~/.fastx_server/ directories
in AFS space which are too permissive, and you will get an information email just letting you know it was fixed. If
necessary, the system ranger will remove the following entries from the Access Control List:
system:anyuser rl
system:slac rl
system:authuser rl