Files, Directories, and Servers Networking Concepts

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Files, Directories, and ServersNetworking
Concepts

• D.A. Clements, MLIS

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Just a Thought
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SSH Secure File Transfer (SFTP)

• Copy files between two computers
• Use it at home or anywhere

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Logging in to the iSchool Labs

• 2 ways to log in
• NETID domain
• ISCHOOL domain

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Log In To iSchool Domain

• ISCHOOL\yourUWNetID
• Gives you access to your H and N drives
• From any computer in the iSchool labs
• From hometwo ways
• Using the iSchool Virtual Private Network (VPN)
  tunnel after mapping your H drive
• Using secure file transfer protocol (sftp)

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Log In To iSchool Domain

• ISCHOOL\yourUWNetID
• Gives you a profile that follows you from
  computer to computer
• configure Windows, modify software settings, and
  change your desktop wallpaper to suit you
• your changes will be remembered
• Keep your Desktop light for faster startup
• Place shortcuts to files and folders on your
  Desktop instead

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Log In To iSchool Domain

• Youll have all of that but only if you login
  with your iSchool password!
• If you log in to netid/yourUWnetID
• You will not have access to your H
• Anything saved on the local computer will
  disappear

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Lab Network Architecture

• Labs (and all iSchool offices) are on a LAN
• LAN Local Area Network
• Allows computers to communicate with each other,
  and to a common location
• Client/Server is the network architecture for the
  LAN
• Provides services from one or more servers to
  multiple client computers printing, file
  storage, etc.

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Saving Files

• iSchool login/password

• UW login/password

• C drivelocal machine
• cant access files from other stations
• lose your files when the machines are rebooted
• H and N Driveslocated on separate server
  computers
• space on a separate file server
• read and write files from any computer in either
  lab

• Dante/Vergil
• Dante is a file server
• Vergil is a Web server
• Shortcut is public_html from Dante
• Access your files from anywhere
• Suzzallo, home, Palm Springs, Tahiti
• SSH secure FTP software
• Tectia client, fugu, fetch
• Dreamweaver

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Dante/Vergil
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Client/Server

• What does this mean to you?
• iSchool is on a client/server system
• Save your files to a server instead of an
  individual computer
• you can access your files from any computer!
• But we want to make sure its you,soooooo, you
  get a profile!

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Why use SFTP?

• Advantages
• Secure, encrypted transfers
• Remote access from anywhere
• Network space (storage/backup)
• Dante (up to 1000MB if needed)
• 1 CD-ROM 700MB
• 1 DVD 4700GB (4.6GB)

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What can I connect to?

• UW SFTP Servers
• dante.u.washington.edu for students
• homer.u.washington.edu for faculty staff
• Maybe your own ISP?

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SFTP Client/Server Model

• Save files to a server
• and
• access them from any computer!

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SFTP Client/Server Model
SFTPUPLOAD
SFTPDOWNLOAD
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SFTP Interface
Remote Server
Local Computer
Begin Lab Exercise 2
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SFTP Client/Server Model
SFTPDOWNLOAD
SFTPUPLOAD
SFTPUPLOAD
SFTPDOWNLOAD
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