= Tool Setup for Lab 1 = = Setting up your Computer with GENI Tools = Some of the tutorials at the GEC will require you have a laptop that has: 1. The Omni experimenter tool installed ([#a1.DownloadandInstall Instructions]) 1. An ssh client ([#a2.CheckabilitytoSSHintoaGENIResource Instructions]), and 1. A browser capable of running Flash clients ([#a3.VerifyBrowserisFlash-enabled Instructions]). == 1. Download and Install == Follow the [http://trac.gpolab.bbn.com/gcf/wiki/Omni#GettingOmni instructions] for getting Omni for your OS. == 2. Check ability to SSH into a GENI Resource == === Mac OS X/Linux === Mac OS X and Linux come with an ssh client you can run from a Terminal window. You do not need to install anything. === Windows === If you do not have an ssh client installed: * Install [http://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-download BitVise], an ssh client for Windows. [[BR]] ''Note: If you are using the Putty ssh client, you will need [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html puttygen] to convert the private keys used by GENI to Putty's format. === Test SSH with keys === The email you received had an SSH private key attached. The passphrase associated with this key is {{{v3rify}}}. To test your ssh setup you will need: * `username`: sshtest * `hostname`: pc1.geni.it.cornell.edu * `port`: 33594 ''' Mac OS X/Linux/Cygwin ''': Follow [wiki:HowTo/LoginToNodes#LinuxMacOSWindowsCygwin these instructions]. If you see a prompt `[sshtest@my-node ~]$` you are all set! [[BR]] ''' Windows ''': Follow [wiki:HowTo/LoginToNodes#WindowsBitViseFireSSHPutty these instructions]. If you see a prompt `[ssgtest@my-node ~]$` you are all set! == 3. Verify Browser is Flash-enabled == 1. You will need [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Google Chrome] or [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox]. 1. Make sure you are able to load [http://protogeni.net/flack]. The page should look like: [[Image(http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Graphics/flack-login.png?format=raw, 10%)]] '''Note''': If you do not have flash installed and you are using Firefox, install the [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-flash-plugin-view-videos-animations-games Flash plugin for Firefox].