Lab 1: Remote Connection and File Transfer

Remote Connection

If you want to do projects and homework on your own computer, you would have to connect to the UMBC servers.

Mac / Linux

If you have a Mac/Linux Operating System, simply open a terminal (Applications/Utilities on a mac) and type "ssh yourUsername@gl.umbc.edu" and you will be connected.

Windows Users

If you're using windows, you'll need to download the free program Putty in order to connect to the school servers. Once you download and install it, configure it to connect to the UMBC servers by typing gl.umbc.edu in the Host name box. Then hit open. Here you will need to give your UMBC username and password and you will be connected.

File Transfer

Some of you might choose to work on your local machine and then transfer the files onto the server

Mac / Linux

You can use SCP, which is a command line, to transfer the files from your local machine to the server.

To transfer a single file type:

scp hw1.txt youUserName@gl.umbc.edu:201/homeworks/hw1 

To transfer a folder type:

scp -r hw1 yourUserName@gl.umbc.edu:201/homeworks 

Make sure you are in the folder that these files exist. The command line will ask for your password and will let you know if the files/folders transferred successfully

Windows Users

Windows users can use a GUI to transfer files. You need to download the free program WinSCP in order to transfer the files. Once you download and install it, configure it to connect to the UMBC servers by typing gl.umbc.edu in the Host name box. Type in your UMBC username and password and hit login. Now you can transfer files from your local machine and vice-versa.