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From within the university (any campus based computer) it is possible to make an FTP connection to mi-linux using FTP client software, however from the rest of the Internet, Secure FTP (SFTP) connections are required. It should be noted that secure FTP connections should always be used over non-secure FTP connections, as SFTP encrypts communication between client and server. | From within the university (any campus based computer) it is possible to make an FTP connection to mi-linux using FTP client software, however from the rest of the Internet, Secure FTP (SFTP) connections are required. It should be noted that secure FTP connections should always be used over non-secure FTP connections, as SFTP encrypts communication between client and server. | ||
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Support for secure and non-secure file transfer (S/FTP) is usually built in. | Support for secure and non-secure file transfer (S/FTP) is usually built in. | ||
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1. Connect to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using your SFTP client | 1. Connect to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using your SFTP client | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 29 January 2007
How to transfer files to/from mi-linux (AKA (S)FTP)
FTP or SFTP
From within the university (any campus based computer) it is possible to make an FTP connection to mi-linux using FTP client software, however from the rest of the Internet, Secure FTP (SFTP) connections are required. It should be noted that secure FTP connections should always be used over non-secure FTP connections, as SFTP encrypts communication between client and server.
On Microsoft operating systems
Whilst Microsoft has built in support for FTP connections, it does not natively support SFTP communication. Amongst the many FTP client softwares available for MS, FileZilla is a useful (S)FTP client that is freely available.
On Linux operating systems
Support for secure and non-secure file transfer (S/FTP) is usually built in.
HOW TO
1. Connect to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using your SFTP client
2. Drag and drop (if GUI) your files/directories
3. Make sure to drag them to the public_html folder if you want them to be WWW served
4. If public_html, check/set file/directory permissions to make world-readable (see WWW publishing for more details)
