Grex offers a variety of connection options. You can ssh or telnet in from the Internet, you can dial directly into Grex, or you can read the conferences with your web browser or fronttalk, if you have installed it on your computer. Note that only the first two options give you full access to all of Grex's services. The Web interface and fronttalk are for conferencing only.

Creating a Grex Account: The easiest way to create a new account is to use our web account creation form to make yourself an account.

Alternately, if you ssh, telnet or dial in, you can create a new Grex account for yourself by typing "newuser" when you get to the "login:" prompt. The next time you get a "login:" prompt, you can give the login id, or handle, that you created.

All accounts, no matter how created, can be used for dial-in, telnet, and web access.

Telneting from the Internet: To connect to Grex through the Internet, you need a "telnet" or "ssh" program, which emulates a text-based terminal. If you have a choice, we recommend using a program that can connect via "ssh" instead of "telnet". Mostly you won't notice any difference between the two, but "ssh" encrypts all data, improving the security of your connection. Many programs support both protocols.

You may already have a telnet program, and it may already be configured to run from your web browser when you select this telnet to grex.org link (grex.org is Grex's Internet address). If not, check out our telnet information web page.

Dialing Direct: You can also dial Grex directly, without using the Internet. It's a local call from the Ann Arbor area. The details can be found on our dialup page.

Conferencing via the Web: You can also use your Grex account to read our conferences directly from your web browser. Just point your web browser to http://www.grex.org/cgi-bin/backtalk to get started. To access any of Grex's other services, like email or the party chat area, you must either ssh in, telnet in or dial in.

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Last updated 16 October, 2004. We welcome your feedback.