Usage of X2GO

X2GO is a remote desktop software, you can use it to access the computers that control the telescopes, for example m5 for RCC.

To use x2go, you need the following setup:

• Session:
  • Session name: whatever you want
  • Host: m5.konkoly.hu
  • Login: your username on m5
  • SSH port: 22
  • Session type: GNOME
  • If you want to connect to m5 outside of the konkoly network, you have to tick Use proxy server for SSH connection.
    • Type: SSH
    • Host: szombat.konkoly.hu (or whatever computer that you have access to in Konkoly)
    • Port: 22
    • Login: your username on szombat.konkoly.hu
• Connection
  • Connection speed: the speed of your internet
  • Compression: 16m-jpeg + image quality 9 usually works just fine.
• Input/output
  • Display: You can choose whatever you prefer here. Usually in a FHD display a costume 1920*1040 resolution works fine. Tick Set display DPI and set it to 96.
  • Clipboard mode: Bidirectional
  • Keyboard: Auto detect
• Media
  • Untick everything.
• Shared folders
  • If you want to access a folder on your computer on m5, add your folder here.