External Access

Accessing the systems from outside the school

Linux

To access the linux systems from outside the department you will need a ssh (secure shell) client. Unix based systems should have ssh (typically in /usr/bin/ssh) installed by default. Windows systems will need a downloaded program. We like puTTY available from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/. There are others available, it is up to you what you use.

The systems to connect to depend on who you are. There are multiple general purposes servers available for external access mentioned in Table 1.

Table 1 - General Purposes servers

The first time you connect, you will be asked if you want to accept the ssh key.  Assuming you accept the key, log in using your normal linux username and password.

It is possible to use forwarding to enable use of an X-windows session. It is allowed, but it is up to you to get it working. Do not ask us for help, there is too much variation between systems and programs to offer this as a supported service.

Accessing Windows system from outside the school

This can not be done. You can access your files (see below) but you are unable to run windows programs remotely.

Accessing Linux filesystems from outside the school

You can access your linux home drive via a secure ftp client. There is a basic command line program provided with puTTY. A more advanced program is Filezilla, available for download from http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/.

Connect to the same machines presented above, again using your linux username and password.

If you are using Filezilla ensure you choose the connection method of "SFTP using SSH2" and connect on port 22 with a login type of normal.

Accessing Windows filesystems from outside the school

It is possibly to ftp in to the school to access your windows files. There is a server available for undergrads:

• winftp.csse.uwa.edu.au

Logins are using your normal Windows username and password.

Accessing Mac filesystems from outside the school

You can access your mac home drive in a similar way as linux via secure ftp client. To access your files you have to connect to the general purpose servers  mentioned in the Linux section in Table 1.

Now you can use again the command line program provided ie puTTY or a more advanced program is Filezilla, available for download from http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/.

Connect to the appropriate machines presented in Table 1, using your mac username and password (Please note your mac username and password are one and the same with your linux username and password)

If you are using Filezilla ensure you choose the connection method of "SFTP using SSH2" and connect on port 22 with a login type of normal.

When on your initial connection to the server, you will be thrown to your linux area ie which will be this.

You will have to navigate to these area to get to your mac files.