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MobaXterm

Created by Potthoff, Sebastian on 07. Nov 2024

MobaXterm is an SSH client application with a builtin X11 server and file browsing via SFTP (and much more). It can be used as an alternative to PuTTY and WinSCP.

You can download it at https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ .

Destination Host

  1. New Session

  2. To create a new connections click on the Session icon in the top left - a new window will open.

Destination Host

  1. SSH Configuration

  2. Enter the hostname palma-login.uni-muenster.de

  3. Use your University user id as a username
  4. Check the box to use a private key and insert the your private SSH key
  5. Next click on the Network settings tab

Destination Host

  1. Optional: SSH Jumphost Settings

  2. Click on the SSH gateway (jump host) menu

Destination Host

  1. Optional: SSH Jumphost Settings

  2. Here enter the hostname of the jump host: sshjump.uni-muenster.de

  3. Type in your University account id as a username
  4. Choose port 22
  5. Locate your private SSH key file

After this confirm everything with OK. You can then start connecting to PALMA.