Running Utilities Remotely from a Terminal Window

If you are working from a network workstation, you can export a utility display over the network to your workstation.

For example, if you are at a central maintenance facility, you can calibrate or configure a system remotely.

Make sure your communications bandwidth is adequate.

The Ascope utility is the most demanding in terms of bandwidth.

To start a terminal on the local workstation, right-click the desktop and select New window.
Use ssh to log in to the workstation where you want to run utilities. For example:
```
ssh -X nodename
```
where nodename is the host name of the network node you want to go to.

Depending on your security set-up, you may be prompted for a password, or denied access depending. For more information, contact your system manager.
Assign the display to show your system by typing:
```
$ export DISPLAY= mynodename:0.0
```
where mynodename is the host name of the workstation that you are on.
Type the name of the utility followed by any options (for example, -demo).

Type & after the utility name to free-up the terminal after the utility is started. For example:
```
$ ascope -demo &
```
Type utility names in lower case. To view a list of available options, type the name of the utility and the option -help. For example:
```
$ ascope -help
```