Remote Logins via Telnet

You may remotely login to your CalcLab account from a PC or Macintosh, typically to read your email via pine. Proceed as follows (these instructions are for a PC; those for a Macintosh are similar).

1. If necessary, open the Communications folder by double clicking on its icon.
2. Double click on the Telnet icon.
3. To connect to a CalcLab machine, click on File, then New, and type one of the following in the Host Name field. (In the Name field, just type CalcLab.)
   • calclab1.math.tamu.edu
   • calclab2.math.tamu.edu
   • calclab3.math.tamu.edu
   • calclab4.math.tamu.edu

4. Type in your CalcLab userid.
5. Type in your CalcLab password.

Soon you connect to the chosen CalcLab server and a Unix prompt appears (e.g., calclab1%). You may now issue Unix commands. (For introductory Unix handouts, visit the Unix Help Desk in Wisenbacker 048. We mention four commands:

• pine (for email)
• ls (to list the files in your CalcLab account)
• rm filename (to remove a file from your CalcLab account)
• exit (to logout--IMPORTANT!)