====== Using VNC on Mac OS X ======

===== Setup =====

==== Download and install a secure shell client ====

As you may have heard, the Mac OS X operating system is built off of a version of Unix, [[http://www.freebsd.org|FreeBSD]]. You'll be happy to hear that this means you already have a secure shell client installed, the Unix native ssh. You will find it from the Terminal - more on that later.


==== Download and install a VNC client ====

We recommend using [[http://www.geekspiff.com/software/cotvnc/|Chicken of the VNC]], although other clients (try the [[http://www.realvnc.com/|official VNC site]]) should also work.

  - Download Chicken of the VNC from the [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/|Chicken of the VNC website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/]].
  - To install Chicken of the VNC, mount the disk image by double-clicking on the DMG file. Then drag the application to the Applications directory on your hard drive.

===== Connecting =====

==== Forward a port over a secure connection ====

Here, we set up a secure connection for VNC to talk over.

  - On the Mac you're sitting at, open up a terminal (Applications/Utilities/Terminal).
  - Now, you will start a secure connection over which VNC will travel. Grace Hopper would type:\\ ssh -L 5901:localhost:5995 grhopper@mote33.cs.vassar.edu





==== Connect using your VNC client ====

  - Start Chicken of the VNC on the Mac or if already running select **Connection** => **New Connection** to bring up the **Connect** dialog box
  - Fill in the **Connect** dialog box as follows:
    * In the **Host** field enter "localhost"
    * In the **Display** field enter " 1 "
    * Leave the **Password** field blank
    * Leave the check boxes unchecked
    * Click the **Connect** button on the bottom of the diolog box
  - You should now see a graphical Unix login screen. Log in as you would in the lab with your "username" and "password"
  - To toggle between full-screen mode, type Ctrl-Command-Option-~.
  - When you finish your Unix session, log out as you normally would, quit Chicken of the VNC, and exit your ssh session.

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