How to transfer files to/from departmental servers:
Macintosh Users
The best and easiest way to transer files to/from a Mac is to connect to the server using Netatalk, which is installed on 'stat.wvu.edu'.
- Click on the Go menu from the Finder and choose “Connect to Server...” and enter: stat.wvu.edu (use port 12000 if connecting from home, i.e., enter: stat.wvu.edu:12000).
- Click "Connect" and enter your username and password in the dialog.
Your home directory on the server will mount as a shared volume in the finder under "DEVICES" and under "SHARED." You can navigate the derectory structure as if it is a local volume, e.g., using column view. You can drag and drop files to/from any folder (directory) in your UNIX account.
Windows Users
WVU has purchased a site license for SSH/SFTP. You may download and use this software on your windows machine from:
http://www.systems.wvu.edu/web/community/ .
In order to download from that site you must first sign up for a WVU community ID at:
http://centralid.wvu.edu/
WinSCP is a free Windows SFTP client. It also supports Secure Shell (SSH).
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
Unix Users (including Mac OS X)
Unix users may connect to the Statistics Department server as follows:
Launch xterm under X11 or launch Terminal.app under Mac OS X. At the command line type:
% sftp username@stat.wvu.edu
Connecting to stat.wvu.edu...
PASSWORD:
sftp>
You can list the contents of a remote directory using 'ls' or change remote directories using 'cd'. Then you can use ftp commands (e.g., put or get) to upload/download files. Type 'help' at the sftp prompt for a complete list of commands and their uses. When finished with a session, type 'exit' at the sftp prompt to return to your shell's command line.