Transferring Files

This page is meant to have instructions for getting files from a Windows-based PC to your CIFS space.

Transferring Files

The basic process is as follows:

• Start a file transfer client. In the B209 lab, this means SSH Secure Shell's Secure File Transfer Client; the rest of the instructions are based on that program. Be sure to open the Secure File Transfer Client and not just the Secure Shell.
• Click "Quick Connect"

  If you get an error opening the default file, click OK

  • In "Host Name," enter login-teer.oit.duke.edu
  • In "User Name," enter your NetID
  • Click "Connect"

    If you get a warning about Host Identification, click "Yes" to save the new host key

  • Enter your password when prompted
• The window should now be divided in two sections - a Local section and a Remote section. Click on the folder that represents the folder you want to go into. Basically, find the folder where you want to put your files or, if that folder does not exist yet, the folder above the one you want to put your files so you can make a new folder.
  • If you want to make a new folder, in the Remote section, click the new folder icon to add a new folder for the particular assignment; give the folder an appropriate name
  • In the Remote section, double-click the folder you just created. The Remote section should now have a window pointing to your (empty) folder.

You can now drag files in from either the Local section on the left of the SSH Secure File Transfer client, from the MATLAB "Current Directory" window, or from any other place you can click and drag an icon.