FTP, PuTTY, VPN and assorted other acronyms

Installation for on campus

• Go to ubit.buffalo.edu website and then download XWin32 and Putty from the softwares page of the site and then
  run the given link of XWIN 32 and Putty to download which will download the set up and then install the setup which will download the XWIN 32 and Putty
• click on Putty and connect to the host timberlake.cse.buffalo.edu which will then ask you for username and password then login by using your id .

Installation for offcampus

• Download cisco VPN CLIENT from the software page of Ubit .buffalo.edu (i.e. just save and run the executable link for the mentioned softwares from the site) then follow the same instructions as we did for oncampus.
• For Secure Shell SSH Client/Transfer Client:
• Go to http://www.ssh.com/support/downloads/secureshellwks/non-commercial.html click on the hyperlink to the ftp under "Official Download Site" click on the SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe hyperlink download the setup file open it and follow the onscreen instructions
• Using the transfer client you can move files edited in programs such as wordpad back and forward between your computer and the Linux machines. Then you can compile the program using the command:
  g++ -Wall SmallestRecursive.cpp -o ./SmallestRecursive
• Run the program using the command:
  ./SmallestRecursive

One more set of directions:

1. Go to http://ubit.buffalo.edu/software/win/ and download UBVPN and x-Win 32.

2. Install UBVPN to the desired directory.

3. Install x-Win 32 to the desired directory.

4. Run UBVPN and select off-campus if at home or on-campus if in the library or a dorm.

5. Login with your UBIT credentials.

6. Open x-Win 32. It will put an icon in your system tray.

7. Right click on the x-Win 32 logo in the tray, and select shared sessions -> UBUnixSSH.

8. Login with your UBIT credentials.

9. You are all set to work in the UBUnix environment.