You should be prompted to login to first the bastion host, then the machine you actually wanted to connect to. Enter your Chemistry username in the box next to the box showing Port 22.The main department bastion host is citadel.ch.cam.ac.uk Enter the full name of the bastion host in the Gateway SSH server box.Tick Connect through SSH gateway (jump host).Enter your Chemistry username in the box next to the Specify username checkboxĬlick on Network Settings to move to that tab.

Fill in Remote host with the full name of the machine you want to end up connected to (not the bastion host itself).

Under Basic SSH settings, make these changes This will bring up the SSH settings dialogue. Start it up and create a new session (Sessions menu, New session). The free Home Edition will be sufficient for most people. The easiest way to do this from a computer running Windows is with MobaXterm.This application handles logging in, copying files back and forth, and running graphical applications all in one.ĭownload it from. Note: You may need to modify the file paths to match the specific installation path on your device.The main use of the bastion host is to connect to Linux machines inside the department firewall from a machine outside without having to run a VPN session. UserKnownHostsFile /cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/ScaleFT/proxycommand_known_hosts Prox圜ommand '/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe' proxycommand %h Match exec '/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe resolve -q %h'

Enter the following commands into the terminal: # Configures Prox圜ommand for use with Advanced Server Access.

ssh/config.Note: ADDTEXT is a delimiter that's used to determine when to stop accepting input for the configuration file.

Edit the SSH configuration file with the following command:Ĭat >.

ssh directory with the following command: By default, this opens to your home directory (/home/mobaxterm). See Install the Advanced Server Access client.

Install the Advanced Server Access client on your local device.

In order to work correctly with Advanced Server Access, users must configure Prox圜ommand to work with MobaXterm. Windows users can install MobaXterm, which provides a terminal for Windows that supports X11, tabbed SSH clients, and network tools. Configure MobaXterm for Advanced Server Access

Ssh mobaxterm