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Download the Software
Download FastX FastX3 Desktop client direct from the vendor or our repository. We encourage users to get the most recent version of FastX3.
In general, accessing most ECE (as well as CMU) servers and applications requires a connection to the CMU VPN if off campus. See Please see CMU Computing Services documentation on using the university University AnyConnect VPN. https://www.cmu.edu/computing/vpn .
Connecting
ECE provides a cluster of servers that users of FastX are encouraged to connect to. When connecting a user can use ece-gui.ece.local.cmu.edu and they will be connected to a random host in the cluster. Users may also connect to a specific host such as ece-gui-001.ece.local.cmu.edu if they choose to.
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More information can be found at StarNet:
FastX Desktop Client - Creating an SSH session