Computing Documentation

Transferring files to other computers

VPN

Connect to the VPN before attempting to transfer files. Click the following link if you have not used the VPN before - https://soc.rutgers.edu/vpn/

Windows:

The program WinSCP has been installed on most Math Department PC's and can be install on personal computers. To upload files to the math server.

• Double click on the WinSCP icon.
• When the program opens, it will look like this.
  
  
• Type shell1.math.rutgers.edu in the Host name box, your netid in the User name box and your password in the Password box. It should now look as the picture above.
• Now click login and it will bring up a screen like similar to this:
  
  
• The left side of the window shows the contents of your local machine and the right side shows the remote system (the files in your home directory on math).
• To upload data to your home directory on math, just click and drag the file(s) on the left side to the directory where you want them to be on the right side of the window.
• You should now see a similar screen the one shown below.
  
  
• Click copy and you are done.

NOTE

• To take a file from the server and put it on your local machine, just drag the file from the right to the left window. If it does not appear immediately, click the refresh button associated with the left window.

MacOS:

We recommend using FileZilla as it has a graphical interface similar to WinSCP. The mac Terminal program can also be used to transfer files using the sftp command. (see Linux section)

Linux/UNIX:

To transfer files to and from the math server, the sftp command is used.

1. open a Terminal window
2. cd to the directory where file is located.
3. sftp
4. cd to the directory where you upload the file
5. put filename
6. quit to exit sftp when finished

Edit your webpage to add a link to file you just uploaded.