On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 02:15:26 EDT, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ? Putty might work for my needs, but I am still confused on how I will connect to the actual machine. I will setup a linux file server on my network at home on a router (forgot to mention that I am using a router) with Cox internet. ? Will gave you an interesting philosophical discourse on the solution. Here's the Reader's Digest version. ? It would be easier if I am shown an example. If I want to transfer the file Things.txt from my computer at college in the folder C:\Important\Filestosend to the directory /User/Filesrecieved to the user Share ? (Is it a good idea to set up a shared user on the server?) ? There is no such thing as a "shared" used in Linux/UNIX unless you give away the password or choose a weak password. If you want to setup something like a shared network directory like in Windows, set your root password to "hackme" and post that fact to the newsgroups. Your entire server will be "shared" in short order. ? in my file server (lets call it Server1 for now) on my network, how could I point it to Server1 since Cox can change the IP addresses? ? Use the dynu service to point your dynamic IP to a static domain name. Install OpenSSH server on Server1. Configure your router to forward port 22 to Server1. On your Windoze box at college: pscp C:\Important\Filestosend\Things.txt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/User/Filesrecieved ? Also, on sourceforge, I saw a program called Filezilla <http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/> for Windows. ? Screw that. Learn how to use the ssh tools like scp from the command line, you will be better off. ? The page said that it can make ssh connections. I think that is what I am looking for since it is a GUI sftp program. And on Server1 could I have the free Dynu <http://www.dynu.com/products.asp> service running, then use the port forwarding on my router to connect to the server? ? Ya got the idea. ? Thanks for any help, ? Steven P. ? ? You're welcome. ?
