To access a Virtual Linux machine you can use the UMASS Virtual Computing Lab and select:
UMassD Virtual Linux Development Environment
This will give you a virtual linux desktop which will contain the tools and compilers required for most CIS courses.
There will be an option on the desktop to mount your U: Drive which is persistent storage and is also accessible in the Windows labs and Virtual machines across campus.
If you need direct access to our linux labs follow the instructions below:
In order to access our linux labs we prefer students use PuTTY and WinSCP, both are free software packages available online.
http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
The Linux machines have the following host names for use in PuTTY and WinSCP:
alaska.cis.umassd.edu
arizona.cis.umassd.edu
arkansas.cis.umassd.edu
idaho.cis.umassd.edu
illinois.cis.umassd.edu
indiana.cis.umassd.edu
iowa.cis.umassd.edu
michigan.cis.umassd.edu
minnesota.cis.umassd.edu
mississippi.cis.umassd.edu
missouri.cis.umassd.edu
newhampshire.cis.umassd.edu
newjersey.cis.umassd.edu
newmexico.cis.umassd.edu
newyork.cis.umassd.edu
Use uranium.cis.umassd.edu as a last resort then ssh into another machine once logged in if you are having problems connecting from off campus
When logging in remember to use your linux account and password and not your windows account. These two accounts are seperate entities.
