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== WHERE ARE MY LOGIN DETAILS? == | |||
Student members will receive their password in their '''DCU e-mail inbox'''. Other members will receive it to whatever address they have supplied us with. | |||
== Web browser == | |||
=== Anyterm === | |||
You can log in to RedBrick quickly and easily via your web browser! Just click [https://anyterm.redbrick.dcu.ie here]. The instructions under "After connecting" will apply to this. | |||
== Windows == | == Windows == | ||
=== PuTTY === | === PuTTY === | ||
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To connect to RedBrick on Windows, you'll need a program called PuTTY. It implements SSH (Secure Shell), which is a way of remotely controlling your acccount on our machines as though you were sitting at them. | To connect to RedBrick on Windows, you'll need a program called PuTTY. It implements SSH (Secure Shell), which is a way of remotely controlling your acccount on our machines as though you were sitting at them. | ||
Download putty.exe from [http://www. | Download putty.exe from [http://www.putty.org/ here]. | ||
Open it up and click | Open it up and enter login.redbrick.dcu.ie as the host then click connect | ||
[[Image:Putty_configuration.png]] | [[Image:Putty_configuration.png]] | ||
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Something to note if you're logging in using the computing labs' (and I assume other buildings') computers: all of the machines in DCU are in a state of deep freeze, this means that anything that you do will be competely "forgotten" when the machine is turned off. This means that all the software on the machines will not change, so any changes to settings will not be saved. | Something to note if you're logging in using the computing labs' (and I assume other buildings') computers: all of the machines in DCU are in a state of deep freeze, this means that anything that you do will be competely "forgotten" when the machine is turned off. This means that all the software on the machines will not change, so any changes to settings will not be saved. | ||
When PuTTy was installed, our own version with the "RedBrick!" button was not used, instead you'll have to type | When PuTTy was installed, our own version with the "RedBrick!" button was not used, instead you'll have to type | ||
login.redbrick.dcu.ie | |||
into the "Host Name (or IP address)" bar in PuTTY and click on Open. You may then be asked about changed RSA keys, to which you should click "Yes" and then you can log in. | |||
Also, the character encoding is wrong; it should be UTF-8. To change this go to Window -> Translation -> Received data assumed to be in which character set: and choose UTF-8 | Also, the character encoding is wrong; it should be UTF-8. To change this go to Window -> Translation -> Received data assumed to be in which character set: and choose UTF-8 | ||
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== Other Unix (GNU/Linux, Mac OS, BSD, Solaris) == | == Other Unix (GNU/Linux, Mac OS, BSD, Solaris) == | ||
Open a terminal/console and type | Open a terminal/console and type | ||
ssh username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie | |||
Replace ''username'' with yours. | |||
This will work on the version of SuSE installed in the labs. | |||
== After connecting == | == After connecting == | ||
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[[Image:Login3.jpg]] | [[Image:Login3.jpg]] | ||
This is called the '''shell''', although you will hear people refer to it as a '''console''' or '''terminal''' also. A shell interprets commands that you enter, similarly to MS-DOS or cmd.exe on Windows. The default shell is '''zsh'''. If you want to change this, please ask [[helpdesk]] to explain how and the potential complications that may arise. | |||
Now, I'm sure you're wondering about all the fun things you can get up to. Well to start with you could try typing "help" to give a brief list of available commands: | Now, I'm sure you're wondering about all the fun things you can get up to. Well to start with you could try typing "help" to give a brief list of available commands: | ||