Remote Access
There are several ways to access the IT infrastructure of ETH Zurich and the
Department of Computer Science (
D-INFK) remotely.
VPN
To securely access IT resources in the the ETH network from outside ETH you should use
VPN.
Members of the
D-INFK can use
private VPN which enables a direct VPN tunnel to a network behind your group firewall. The necessary credentials can be obtained from
your IT Coordinator or isginf.
Secure Shell
Access to Linux workstations via
secure shell (ssh) is generally possible but subject to restrictions by the firewall of your group.
Every member of the
D-INFK can log in (via ssh) to
optimus.ethz.ch (same Linux setup as in the
public student labs) and
free.ethz.ch (for editing your
personal home page).
File Access
Access to data on the
NAS,
iiStore and
iiScratch is possible from anywhere when using
VPN.
Cable Internet
Cablecom offers special conditions to ETH member and students for its "hispeed" service. More information can be found
here.
WLAN Access Points outside ETH Zurich
The
VPN service of your
nethz user account enables you to use several WLAN access points outside ETH Zurich
for free.
Details on the usable access points and provides can be found
here.
Typically you connect to the WLAN network without authenticating and directly start and connect your ETH VPN client.
Phone and PDA
Although there is no official support from
ITS and
isginf for connecting phones or PDAs to the ETH network, you can find a collection of guides and tutorials
here.
iPass International Roaming Service
ETH employees, needing to access the ETH network while on official business trips or for other official purposes, can apply for iPass, the international roaming service. More information can be found
here.
