Connecting to a CS Department Linux Computer from Windows using PuTTY

PuTTY (really spelled that way) is a terminal program that runs on Windows. Here’s how to set it up:

• Download putty from https://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe
• Save it to your desktop.
• Run putty with a double-click.
• A box with the title “PuTTY Configuration” should pop up.
• Select the computer to connect to:
  • On the right, in the “Host Name” box, type the full name of one of the Linux Lab computers, for example, helena.cs.colostate.edu
• Make the backspace key work:
  • On the left, under “Terminal”, select “Keyboard”.
  • On the right, select “Control-H”.
• Select a font:
  • On the left, under “Window”, select “Appearance”.
  • On the right, press the “Change” button.
  • Select “Lucida Console” from the left-most panel.
  • Choose a font size of 14 from the right-most panel.
  • Press the “OK” button.
• You can also set the colors, if you wish: under “Window”, select “Colours”.
• Save the settings for the next time:
  • On the left, select “Session”.
  • On the right, select “Default Settings”.
  • Press the “Save” button.
• Press the “Open” button in the lower-right.
• If a “PuTTY Security Alert” box pops up, select the “Accept” button.
• Log in.
• To further change your settings, right-click on the title bar, and select “Change Settings…”.