(Longer X-Win32 on Windows instructions)

(Simplified X-Win32 instructions)

First... connect to cache.ucr.edu via ssh from your Linux/Unix machine.

(I'm also clearing the screen to make the next steps easier to follow)

I use the 'bash' shell on cache... so I need to exec csh before starting seqlab.

If you're already running csh, your prompt should end with a '%' and you don't need the exec csh command.

To start seqlab... you'll need to type

seqlab &

and the graphical seqlab windows should show up on your desktop momentarily...

If you happen to get a complaint about your DISPLAY not being set... or something about not being able to connect to your local machine

You may need to set your DISPLAY variable in your shell on cache

(If your IP address doesn't resolve to a particular machine name with DNS... you can use the format shown - or you can replace the IP address with your machine name if you are sure you have a valid DNS record)

You may also need to use the xhost program to add cache to the list of hosts that can send display information to your desktop.

Setting your DISPLAY variable or using the xhost utility should resolve most issues with 'X11 forwarding' and/or access to your local display.

If you try to start seqlab again with

You should hopefully see the graphical Seqlab windows that you were expecting earlier