Transferring/Accessing Files Between Your SE Account and Your Local PC

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

If you want to move files (in either direction) bewteen your SE account and your personal PC you can do so using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). There are a number of Windows and Mac ftp client utilities available, All of them have the core functionality of being able to navigate and copy files from your SE account to/from your local directory. You connect to hamilton in the same manner as an ssh session, so your account name and password are the same.

WinSCP

WinSCP  https://winscp.net/eng/download.php is a popular Windows FTP client. The interface displays directory listings side-by-side on your local PC and remote file server. You simply click and drag files in one direction or the other to perform the copy operation. It is fairly intuitive, but there is ample documentation and screen shots on their website.

Windows - Mapping a Network Dive

This requires that your Windows PC is connected to the RIT network. If you are outside the RIT network you must create a VPN connection.

Refer to this page for instructions on how to access hamilton off-campus: https://www.rit.edu/its/services/network-communication/vpn
The address for the vpn (you put this into the client) is: vpn.rit.edu

Open a File Explorer window and navigate to "This PC". You will see a pull down "Map Network Drive". Select map netwrok drive again and you'll have the option of selecting a drive to map to your SE file space.
  1. On the SE Lab machines we use the Z:\ drive. The server name to use is \\gleep.se.rit.edu (gleep is the SE file server).
  2. The remainder of the pathname is your home directory when you initially connect to hamilton. For example mine is Z:\\gleep.se.rit.edu\home\tjr
  3. Windows will ask you to autheticate with your SE account and password (same as hamilton). You should only have to do this once if you select the connect at startup option.
  4. You can now move files between drives (C:-Z:) as long as you are connected.
Note that the VPN is a limited resource (number of connections RIT wide) so be a good citizen and only connect to the VPN when needed, then disconnect.