Steps to Running Matlab remotely from home using Windows
Warning: This only works well if you have a fast internet connection. It is painfully slow over modem. You can use it but it is very difficult. I have an ADSL connection at home and this works great over it. It should work fine over the UF housing network as well

1) Download the shareware Tera Term Pro from 
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10061-100-890547.html?tag=st.dl.10001_103_1.lst.td

2)    Install Tera Term Pro.

3) Download the evaluation X-Win32 5.0 from
        http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10101-100-2091677.html?tag=st.dl.10001_103_1.lst.td

4) Install X-Win32 Evaluation (This will run for an hour and a half and which point you have to simply 
restart the program.). If it asks you to register, simply click the evaluation button to use the software in evaluation mode.

5) Download the SSH extension for Tera Term at
        http://www.zip.com.au/~roca/download.html#binaries

6) Unzip the files into the directory where you installed Tera Term

7) Create a link from ttssh.exe from the install folder to your desktop so you can run the SSH program     
Easily.

8) Start the X-Windows emulator by running X-Win32 from the start menu. A little Blue X should 
appear in your task bar but nothing else much will happen. Remember, if it asks you to register, just 
click evaluation.

9) Start the SSH program using the link you created on your desktop.

10) It will ask you what host would you like to connect to, click cancel for now.

11) Click the setup menu and choose SSH Forwarding.

12) Put an X in the box that says "Display remote X applications on local server" and click ok

13) Click setup, keyboard.

14) Put a check in the backspace and del key boxes and click ok.

15) Click setup and choose save setup. Use the default file to save your configuration.

16) Restart the SSH client by closing the window and double clicking the icon you created again.

17) This time, when it asks you for a server name, type rain.cise.ufl.edu, sand.cise.ufl.edu, eclipse.cise.ufl.edu, or any other CISE machine you know the name of.

18) It should prompt for username and password then log you into the network

19) All X-windows should now be forwarded to your local system displaying any graphics that you create in matlab.