1. 1 Remote Access Telnet Telnet FTP FTP

2. 2 Applications and Communications Telnet Telnet  Program for accessing systems remotely.  Available on Windows and most Unix systems.  Many different applications for windows are available free on the internet.  Some are easy and free….  Putty.exe Offers secure login.  Others are ‘systems’ and may cost money  Cygwin, x-win32

3. 3 Telnet Windows A telnet program comes standard on all Windows installations. A telnet program comes standard on all Windows installations. Start - > run - > telnet [remote address] Start - > run - > telnet [remote address]  [remote address] is the full address of the system you wish to connect to.  To access miller  telnet miller.cs.uwm.edu  To access your alpha account  telnet alphaR.csd.uwm.edu (replace R in alphaR with the first letter of your login name.) (replace R in alphaR with the first letter of your login name.)

4. 4 Telnet Unix telnet is installed on miller and grid as well. Useful if you need to access a different account or a different system (i. e. alpha) telnet is installed on miller and grid as well. Useful if you need to access a different account or a different system (i. e. alpha) At command prompt type telnet [remote address] At command prompt type telnet [remote address]  miller.cs: telnet alphaR.csd.uwm.edu  You’ll be prompted for login and password  With both UNIX and Windows telnet, once you are logged in the telnet window becomes your UNIX xsession window.  Can use most of the commands you would normally use on a local machine.

5. 5 Putty - > Easy, Free telnet client General search for ‘Putty.exe’ will give you a download site. General search for ‘Putty.exe’ will give you a download site.  http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html There is no installation involved. There is no installation involved. Offers secure shell login. Offers secure shell login. Features UNIX style cut and paste. Features UNIX style cut and paste. Can modify terminal settings (color/size/fonts) Can modify terminal settings (color/size/fonts)

6. 6 Telnet Cannot use any external applications that exist on the UNIX system. Cannot use any external applications that exist on the UNIX system.  For example, you cannot run Netscape or emacs in telnet. Cannot explicitly save a file to miller from your local machine. Cannot explicitly save a file to miller from your local machine. Cannot print to your local machine from the telnet window. Cannot print to your local machine from the telnet window.

7. 7 FTP – File Transfer Protocol Easiest and most convenient way to transfer files between systems. Easiest and most convenient way to transfer files between systems. Basic ftp comes standard on all Windows installations. Basic ftp comes standard on all Windows installations. Many free GUI’s of FTP available. Get one. They are easier to use than command line FTP Many free GUI’s of FTP available. Get one. They are easier to use than command line FTP  WS_ftp  Cuteftp Need to know three things before beginning: Need to know three things before beginning:  1.) Address  2.) Login  3.) Password

8. 8 FTP - Windows Working from the command line. Both Windows and Unix command line work mostly the same with the same commands. Working from the command line. Both Windows and Unix command line work mostly the same with the same commands. Windows command line ftp Windows command line ftp  Start - > run - > ftp [address of remote system]  Launches command window.

9. 9 FTP - Windows Commands. Commands.  help – Lists all the commands for the system you are on.  open [address]  ex. ftp> open miller.cs.uwm.edu  dir or ls - lists all directories/files.  cd [directory] - to change directory on the remote machine.  delete [filename] – to remove a file in the current remote directory.

10. 10 FTP - Windows  get / send (or put ) [filename] - You send from the local machine and get from the distant machine.  lcd [directory] – to change directory on your local machine.  close - close ftp connection.  quit or bye - quit ftp session.

11. 11 FTP – UNIX Works the same as Windows Works the same as Windows Run from command prompt: Run from command prompt:  miller.cs: ftp  ftp> open alphar.csd.uwm.edu Same commands….. Same commands…..  help, open, close, dir, quit To get a brief description of a particular command To get a brief description of a particular command  help [command]  Example. ftp> help open