HOWTO-Tunneling through PuTTY

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Linux Users

  • Right click on the desktop and select Open Terminal
  • Type ssh username@gluey.phys.uconn.edu
  • After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username)

Mac Users

  • Open Finder and navigate to Applications->Utilities and double-click on Terminal OR click on the magnifying glass in the top right corner and search for Terminal
  • Type ssh username@gluey.phys.uconn.edu
  • After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username)

Windows Users

The recommended program to use is PuTTY. Download the putty.exe file at the link provided. The following guide will assume you are using PuTTY.

  • Open PuTTY
  • On the main screen, under Host Name (or IP address), type gluey.phys.uconn.edu
  • In the Saved Sessions box type gluey and click the save button



  • In the left tree structure go to Connection->SSH->Tunnels. This grants the local source port the ability to see through a "tunnel" to the remote port. If a VNC session is desired then the port number here needs to match the port number of the VNC session. In this example a VNC session would need to be port 60. Only add 1 tunnel. Choose your own port number.
  • In Source Port type 5960
  • In Destination type gluey.phys.uconn.edu:5960 and click the Add button



  • In the tree structure go to Window->Colours
    • If you would like your terminal to be black with white text leave the box Use system colours unchecked
    • If you would like your terminal to be white with black text check the box Use system colours



  • Return to the main screen (at the top of the tree structure click Session) and click the save button again
  • With gluey loaded you can now click open
  • The first time you connect a window should pop up. Click yes to connect, then login with your provided username and password



  • After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username)
  • After the initial setup, logging in requires you to open PuTTY and opening your saved gluey session