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X11 Forwarding over SSH
Use X11 Forwarding on Windows only when you can't get X2Go to work.
There are couple of different SSH Clients available for windows. You can use either Putty or Bitvise clients below:
Bitvise SSH Client
Enter your EECIS username and password when prompted as in the screenshot below.

It's a good idea to install a local Xserver on Windows such as
VcXsrv or
Xming.
To run Cadence, you will need to export graphics display from linux. You can alternatively use X2Go instead of using SSH at all. In the SSH client's Terminal tab, enable X11 forwarding. Use the default display setting: 127.0.0.1:0.0.

A SSH session will then open up to the course server something like in the figure below:
xhost +
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* You should see a graphical window of Cadence command interpreter window (CIW) show up as below. If it doesn't then you probably forgot to use xhost +
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* You can save this bitvise profile for future use and load it the next time you need to login.
Putty SSH Client
* In the Connection Tab, Select **Connection -> SSH -> X11**, Enable X11 forwarding and set the X display location to 127.0.0.1:0.0
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* Go back to the Session tab, and Save this as a profile.
Enter your EECIS username and password when prompted as in the screenshot below.

It's a good idea to install a local Xserver on Windows such as
VcXsrv or
Xming.
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If you have difficulty starting xdisplay on Windows, make sure you have installed VcXsrv or Xming software using links provided above.