An X2Go server is running on
www3.math.uni-leipzig.de.
Get your X2Go-client for
Linux/Windows/MacOS here.
Select XFCE as session type.
Several Linux servers including www3.math.uni-leipzig.de, misun102.mathematik.uni-leipzig.de can be accessed via ssh.
File transfer to/from these machines is possible via scp/sftp.
VPN and WebVPN
VPN (virtual private network) allows you to access the internet from home via the university
network. For the outside world, your computer appears as if it belongs to the university network.
This allows, e.g., access to online journals licensed for our university network.