Internet Login in IITGN Network from CLI Servers

What is Internet Login in CLI Servers?

We have multiple servers e.g. Ramanujan which are rack servers and internet often expires in these servers at a regular interval. So, we need to login to the internet when it expires.

OS agnostic ways

Using browsh CLI Browser

• We have browsh installed in the servers.
• Simply type browsh in the terminal and hit enter.
• It should open a CLI browser.
• Press Ctrl + L to go to the URL bar.
• Go to https://internet.iitgn.ac.in/ and login with your credentials.

Dynamic Port Forwarding (SOCKS Proxy)

• Login from CMD/terminal using ssh command with dynamic port forwarding.

ssh -D 8080 username@server

• Now, set the proxy in your browser to localhost:8080 and you are good to go.
• Go to https://internet.iitgn.ac.in/ and login with your credentials.
• You can turn off the proxy in your browser after you are done.

Windows

Using MobaXterm

• Download and install MobaXterm from here.
• Open MobaXterm and setup a new session for the server.
• Once you are able to login via ssh. Simply type firefox in the terminal and hit enter.
• It should automatically open a separate window with the browser.
• Go to https://internet.iitgn.ac.in/ and login with your credentials.

This could be slower than the OS agnostic ways.

Linux (Ubuntu)

• Use ssh with additional -X flag.

ssh -X username@server

• Now, type firefox in the terminal and hit enter.
• It should automatically open a separate window with the browser.
• Go to https://internet.iitgn.ac.in/ and login with your credentials.

This could be slower than the OS agnostic ways.

Mac

• Install XQuartz from here.
• In XQuartz terminal, type ssh -X username@server.
• Now, type firefox in the terminal and hit enter.
• It should automatically open a separate window with the browser.

This could be slower than the OS agnostic ways.