For Shellx and Scientific, select either Gnome or KDE Desktop depending upon your preference.For other Linux shell servers select Custom Session.

Type in your login and password.If you are on a non-shared secured computer, check the “Save this password in the configuration file” box.Click on: Ok.Do not check the “Use HTTP Proxy” box unless you actually must connect through an HTTP proxy server. The server we are using here is based upon 3.5, so choose the second method, “Use the NoMachine login”. You will now be asked how you want to authenticate.It should set this automatically when you select “ssh” as the protocol.After you’ve filled this in click on: Advanced This is just a name for you to know where you are connecting.Select “ssh” for the protocol.Fill in the Host box with the fully qualified domain name such as “” or “”.The port should be “22”. Fill in the Name box with a Connection name such as “Eskimo” or “Shellx”.Click on the little computer with the ‘+’ symbol to add a computer. The first time you start the 4.0 nx client / player, if there are no existing connections, you will see a screen like this.Download the free 4.0 nx client / player from the No Machine website.To do this select custom session and fill in “mate-session” as the command to execute. On all of the newer machines the default desktop uses a compositing window manager which is not compatible with NX or X2Go.

On Shellx and Scientific, choose the Gnome or KDE Desktop. This works on all of our servers except the SunOS 4.1.4 based server,. It is available for Linux, Windows, and MacOS. With DSL or a cable modem connection, it comes close to physically being at the console.

The No Machine NX player allows you to have a secure remote desktop even with a dial-up modem.

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