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• Does it matter which authentication method I use (How I obtain my proxy credential)?
• How long can I use my proxy credential (How much time do I have left)?
• Why is my GSI-SSHTerm ssh window blank, and the session area doesn't seem to be responding to any keyboard input?
• Why can't I get out of full screen mode with "ALT+F"?
• Does GSI-SSHTerm have drag and drop functionality?

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Does it matter which authentication method I use (How I obtain my proxy credential)?

• No, once you have a proxy via a MyProxy server or User Certificate, you can connect to the remote machine.

How long can I use my proxy credential (How much time do I have left before the proxy expires)?

• By default, proxies expire after 12 hours, but you can set the length of time that you want the proxy to be valid for by clicking the Advanced button instead of the Ok button in your "Connect to host" dialogue box.
  
  To see how much time is left unitl your proxy expires, select the Proxy Info option from the "Proxy" menu item in the menu bar.

Why is my GSI-SSHTerm ssh window blank, and the session area doesn't seem to be responding to any keyboard input?

• Check the status bar (4th section) at the bottom of GSI-SSHTerm window. It can have 4 values:
  • <blank>
  • connecting
  • connected
  • disconnected
  
  If the status bar has the values <blank>, connected or disconnected then try going through the steps for "new connection".
  
  If the status bar has the value connecting, then GSI-SSHTerm is talking with the remote machine's server in order to open your session.
  
  Sometimes a first connection indicates "Connected" in the status bar at the bottom of the application, but session does not display logon info and system prompt, and users are unable to issue commands.
  
  If users connect a second time, the application/applet behaves as expected.

Why can't I get out of full screen mode with "ALT+F"?

• When in full screen mode, users must point their mouse to the top, left most corner of the screen to make menu bar visible, before using the hot keys(ALT + F) to toggle off the full screen mode.

Does GSI-SSHTerm have drag and drop functionality?

• [Windows and Mac OS X -- Only] Drag and drop functionality works just one way, from your explorer/finder window to the SFTP session window.