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CSCE 206 Labs: Remote access to CSE servers from outside the labs

Note: All URLs that start with wiki.cse.tamu.edu or csnet.cse.tamu.edu require you to be inside the Computer Science Department firewall either physically (in the CS labs or offices in HRBB/RDMC/RICH) or over VPN.
If you are not inside the firewall, the URLs will NOT resolve and you will get a "Page Not Found" or other error. Please start by following the VPN setup instructions on the Resources page.

Acccessing the sun.cse.tamu.edu server

• Windows

1. Obtain a copy of PuTTy from here. (Download the putty.exe file and store it in a known folder).
2. Open PuTTy, for hostname type in sun.cse.tamu.edu or unix.cse.tamu.edu , PORT = 22. (You can save this information by adding a name to the 'saved sessions' box and clicking Save)
3. Once you get the login screen, use your CSE account credentials to login.
4. At this point, the process of using this terminal is the same as what you followed in the labs.
5. To exit, close the window, or type in exit at the command prompt to end the session.
6. Graphical instructions are available here : UNIX_from_PuTTy

• Mac & Linux

1. Open "terminal"
2. Type in ssh -l username sun.cse.tamu.edu where username is the username you use to login to the CSE lab computers.
3. Once you get the login screen, use your CSE account credentials to login.
4. At this point, the process of using this terminal is the same as what you followed in the labs.
5. To exit, close the window, or type in exit at the command prompt to end the session. This will bring you back to your local user account on your Mac
6. To exit terminal, type in exit once more to close the window.
• Note:
• SSH connections require approximately equal bandwidth in both directions (Upload/Download). If you are on a slow connection (such as dial-up or satellite (has slow upload speed) ) expect the session to be slow and take time to respond

Accessing your H: from outside the labs

Option-1 (Preferred): Map your H: to your local machine

• This method requires a working VPN connection
• If you haven't configured VPN as yet, please follow the instructions given on the TAMU VPN page
Windows/Mac/Linux - First establish/Open a VPN connection

• Windows:

  Mapping your CSE H: Drive in Windows

• Mac

1. In the Finder, click on the Go menu, select Connect to Server.
2. Enter the address as smb://filer.cse.tamu.edu/ugrads/#/username, where #: first letter of username and username is your CSE account username.
3. Enter your CSE password when prompted, and click OK/Finish
4. A new icon should appear on the desktop. That is your mapped network drive.

• Linux

1. Connect to Server using SFTP to username@sun.cse.tamu.edu
2. Enter your CSE password when prompted.
3. Navigate to /home/ugrads/#/username , where #: first letter of username and username is your CSE account username(For eg: if your username is 'test' and you are an undergraduate student, the path is /home/ugrads/t/test. This is your home drive.

Option-2 : Use an SFTP Client

1. This is the fastest way to get access
2. Windows - Obtain an SFTP client such as WinSCP or FileZilla
3. Mac try Cyberduck, Linux - You already have SFTP support built into the OS.
4. Follow the built-in prompts to configure an new account. The information you may need is given below:
• Sever/Host/Hostname : sun.cse.tamu.edu
• Protocol: SFTP
• Username: Your CSE account username
• Domain (If required) : AUTH
• Password: Your CSE password