You can launch COMSOL or MATLAB on the cluster from everywhere as long as you can access internet.
Open cygwin and keyin:
ssh -X11 yourCCID@masternode.eche.ualberta.ca
qsub -l nodes=1,walltime=20:00:00 -I
Remember the number of the node, in this case node14.
Open the other cygwin and start XWin by using "startx"
ssh -Y CCID@masternode.eche.ualberta.ca
ssh nodeN