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 === Mac SSH Tunnels ===
-OSX has a built in command line SSH client.  To use it, open Terminal and type something like the following:
+<!-- OSX has a built in command line SSH client.  To use it, open Terminal and type something like the following:
 :<code>ssh -L ''5901'':localhost:''5901'' ''account''@gradx.cs.jhu.edu </code>
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 Once ssh is running, open your VNC client.  (If you don't have one, one suggestion is [http://chicken.sourceforge.net/ Chicken].)  Connect to "localhost:1", where ":1" is the actual display number used by your VNC server.  Type in the password you gave when setting up the VNC server and you'll be connected.
-When you're done with your VNC session, you can log out of your SSH session.
+When you're done with your VNC session, you can log out of your SSH session.  -->
-'''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results.  Here are some steps to utilize this method.  In this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''
+<!-- '''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results.  Here are some steps to utilize this method.  In this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''-->
 :# open Terminal

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 :# Press the COMMAND and k buttons.  (i.e., do a COMMAND-K.)
 :# A ''Connect to Server'' window pops up.
-:# in the empty field, type in the following:  '''vnc://localhost:5901''  (or whichever port number you calculated from an earlier step.)
+:# in the empty field, type in the following:  '''vnc://localhost:5901'''  (or whichever port number you calculated from an earlier step.)
 :# A ''Screen Sharing'' window will open.
 :# Enter your password for ''ugradx''

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 :# Add the display number you noticed in the prior step to 5900 for the new port number to use in the following steps.  For example, using ":1" from the previous step, add that to 5900 to get the new value of 5901.
 :# Start a new terminal
-:# From the new terminal, run '''ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901   ''joeuser''@''ugradx''.cs.jhu.edu” and log in as you normally would to ''ugradx''.
+:# From the new terminal, run '''ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901   ''joeuser''@''ugradx''.cs.jhu.edu''' and log in as you normally would to ''ugradx''.
 :# point your mouse on the Mac desktop (not on a mac app or window), and click to make sure the desktop is activated.
 :# Press the COMMAND and k buttons.  (i.e., do a COMMAND-K.)

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	When you're done with your VNC session, you can log out of your SSH session.		When you're done with your VNC session, you can log out of your SSH session.
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−	'''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results. One of our users provided us his method for doing so: n(note, in this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''

	'''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results. Here are some steps to utilize this method. In this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''		'''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results. Here are some steps to utilize this method. In this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''

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 '''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results.  One of our users provided us his method for doing so:  n(note, in this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''
-'''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results.  One of our users provided us his method for doing so:  n(note, in this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''
+'''''Alternatively,''''' we were recently made aware that you can utilize Mac's built-in Screen Sharing app to provide similar results.  Here are some steps to utilize this method.  In this example, the username is ''joeuser'' and the host being logged into is ''ugradx''
 :# open Terminal
 :# ssh ''joeuser''@''ugradx''.cs.jhu.edu
-:# run “vncserver”
+:# run “vncserver”  (remember, in an earlier section of this doc, we reference that the first time you run vncserver, you need to set up a password for it.  You'll need that in a bit.)
-:# Look for the line indicating a new desktop... '''New ''ugradx'':1 (''joeuser'') desktop is ugradx:1''' (or something similar)
+:# Look for the line indicating a new desktop... '''New ''ugradx'':1 (''joeuser'') desktop is ugradx:1''' (or something similar.)
-:# Notice what the number after the colon is. e.g. ''ugradx'':1
+:# Notice what the number after the colon is. e.g. ''ugradx'':1   We'll call the number following the : the ''display number''.   You might see a different number.  That's ok.  You'll need the display number you get for the step.
-:# New terminal, run '''ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901   ''joeuser''@''ugradx''.cs.jhu.edu”
+:# Add the display number you noticed in the prior step to 5900 for the new port number to use in the following steps.  For example, using ":1" from the previous step, add that to 5900 to get the new value of 5901.
-:# Open Screen Sharing (on mac)
+:# Start a new terminal
-:# Enter “localhost:5901” in the address bar
+:# From the new terminal, run '''ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901   ''joeuser''@''ugradx''.cs.jhu.edu” and log in as you normally would to ''ugradx''.
-:# When done, “vncserver -kill :1”
+:# point your mouse on the Mac desktop (not on a mac app or window), and click to make sure the desktop is activated.
 === Linux SSH Tunnels ===