How do I log in remotely?

``Logging in remotely'' covers a wide variety of activities, including the following:

• Using ssh (telnet and rlogin are blocked by the firewall because they are insecure) to connect to one of the Statslab Linux machines. Note that a text-based session is easier to set up than full graphical access.
• Reading email from home e.g., with a Windows mail client.
• Viewing web pages which are only accessible from machines on the University network.
• Opening Windows files in your Statslab home directory, preferably without copying them to your machine first.

Also, I have no way of determining exactly how your home computer is set up, and if you are attempting to connect from a business or university network, further complications may be caused by their firewall. For these reasons, it is impossible for me to give detailed guidance on exactly how to log in remotely. Here are some tips that may be helpful.