[CPLUG] Network folder HOW-TO (was Dual-boot Linux)

Spencer Ellsworth sellswor at calpoly.edu
Wed Jan 14 08:11:52 PST 2009


Good stuff, thanks all! I got an sftp to work and now I can drag and drop
files back and forth. Works wonderfully (so long as I remember to do it.)
Appreciate all your help.

~Spencer

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:33 PM, David Sharp <whereami at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Mark Gius <mgius7096 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've never done this, but there appears to be software available to do
> it.
> > (google for "map ssh drive windows").
> >
> > However, if you come across this link
> > (http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/jp107/xp-remote/ssh-map/) do NOT do
> this.
> > My understanding is that this process will break windows sharing (samba),
> > which you probably don't want to do.
> >
> > In terms of transferring files, you can use any ole sftp client.  I
> happen
> > to like Filezilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)
>
> I like winscp
> http://winscp.net
>
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Spencer Ellsworth <
> sellswor at calpoly.edu>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Is there a way to do this on a Windows machine?
> >>
> >> ~Spencer
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:59 AM, John Dalbey
> >> <jdalbey at falcon.csc.calpoly.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> ----- "Spencer Ellsworth" <sellswor at calpoly.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Back toward the beginning of this email chain, someone
> >>> > mentioned putting a linked folder on my personal desktop leading to
> my
> >>> > files on Vogon/the CalPoly server, so that any work I did on my
> >>> > personal machine could be saved there. How complicated is it to set
> >>> > something like this up? Can some one run through the instructions
> >>> > briefly for me? I would greatly appreciate it.
> >>>
> >>> Here's how I do it on Ubuntu 7.10.
> >>>
> >>> >From the "Places" menu, select "Connect to Server".
> >>> In the dialog that appears there is a drop down box
> >>> for "Service Type"; select "SSH".
> >>> In the "Server" field enter "vogon.csc.calpoly.edu".
> >>> In the "Username" field enter your username, e.g. "jstudent".
> >>> Leave the "Folder" field blank and it will start at your home folder.
> >>> Enter an optional "Name to use for connection" if desired.
> >>> Click  "Connect".  A new network folder icon appears on your desktop.
> >>> Double-click the icon.  An authentication dialog appears.
> >>> Enter your vogon password, click "Connect".
> >>> A file browser appears showing your vogon file system.
> >>>
> >>> You may leave this icon on your desktop between sessions.
> >>> If you want to remove it, right-click it and choose "unmount volume".
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> --john
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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