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ICTS Dial-in Accounts

By default, ICTS dial-in accounts are not setup for CSSE students.

To connect to CSSE Linux systems via the ICTS dial-in service we recommend you use the ICTS communications server. The password used for the communications server, and the password for your ICTS account are one and the same. It is not possible to change the communications server password directly; you can change your ICTS account password and within the hour your communications server password will be updated.

Once logged into the communications server, you are will see a prompt something like "clutha>". To connect to one of the CSSE Linux computers, use the `ssh' command and the fully qualified computer name. To connect to the CSSE compute server named "linux", for example, use the command:

ssh linux.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz

Logging in via a modem gives you a character-based user interface nearly identical to that provided by `xterm' under X-Windows. You will, therefore, need to learn how to use the character-based cmmand equivalents (including `emacs' and `lynx') of the X applications that you commonly use.

For screen-oriented applications to be usable when you log in via a modem, your "TERM" environment variable must be set correctly to reflect the type of terminal (or, more often, terminal emulator) you are using. If your terminal type is set incorrectly you will not be able to use screen-oriented programs such as `emacs' and `lynx'.

When you log out from Linux you will be returned to the communications server prompt. Use the `exit' command to log out.

Often students want to transfer files via a modem between the Linux computers and computers at home. Programs are available on the Linux computers that implement the X-modem, Y-modem, and Z-modem protocols (see `rz'(1) and `sz'(1) on the Linux computers). You may need to use the "-e -w 2048" options with `rz' and `sz'.

The ICTS communications server, provides support for other protocols such as SLIP and PPP. SLIP and PPP connections should allow direct web, telnet and ftp access from your home computer to CSSE Linux systems. With appropriate software running on your home computer, it is even possible to get X-windows access to CSSE Linux systems via SLIP and PPP connections.

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