Running matlab outside DTU through a tunnel
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NOTE: It is recommendable to run matlab outside DTU using a OpenVPN connection. No extra startup options for matlab is needed with the OpenVPN solution.
It is possible to run matlab on a notebook when not connected to the DTU wired network. However, one needs a special setup in order to reach the license server:
Windows
Use the ssh tunnel script.
Mac
<MISSING> (but it's quite similar to linux)
Linux
First open a windows with a shell and open connection to DTU Compute using the following command.
ssh -L 1711:license1.cc.dtu.dk:1711 -L 1712:license1.cc.dtu.dk:1712 username@thinlinc.imm.dtu.dk
where username is your logon name on DTU Compute UNIX systems. Leave this connection iconized.
In another command line window start matlab with the following command:
matlab -c 1711@localhost &
