SSH from your computer to fraser
Since SSH is included with Unix and Linux, you can use the command as with a text connection:
ssh userid@fraser.sfu.ca
Once you're connected, you can test the graphical connection by running the command xlogo. If a new window appears with an "X" symbol in it, everything is working.
If you get an error like Error: Can't open display, you can log out and connect with the command
ssh -X userid@fraser.sfu.ca
If that works (xlogo runs), you can make this change permanent (so you don't have to type -X every time) by adding the following lines to your ~/.ssh/config or /etc/ssh/ssh_config file:
Host *.sfu.ca ForwardX11 yes
From fraser to CSIL
Once you use you make an X Windows connection from your computer to fraser, you then need to connect from there to a CSIL machine. This can be done with the command:
ssh machine.csil.sfu.ca
Again, you can test the X Windows connection by running the xlogo command.