MUCS Secure Connections
Department of Computer Science
Why would I access a remote machine with SSH/SFTP?
SSH/SFTP is used to connect your computer to another computer or server securely. It is most often used with Unix servers so that you can work from your own computer as if you were sitting right at the remote computer. The session runs on your computer, but the information is processed on the remote computer.
How do I access a remote machine with SSH/SFTP?
On a machine which is:
- Running Microsoft Windows with Microsoft Terminal or MobaXterm
- Running Apple macOS with the built-in Terminal application
- Running a variant of GNU/Linux with some Terminal application
Secure Connection Software
Secure File Transfer Software
Connecting to the Linux Lab
Newer versions of Microsoft Windows 10 can install Microsoft Terminal and have the same ssh
command that exists on Apple's macOS and all Linux distributions. To connect to a Linux lab machine, you can launch your terminal software and type:
ssh {username}@{machine}
- {username} is your Millersville E-mail ID
- {machine} is one of the following names listed below under "Linux Lab Machine Hostnames"
Use the scp
command to copy files.
SSH Connection with MobaXterm
MobaXterm is a program that allows you to SSH, SFTP, and Graphical applications run from the lab. Here is a link to a video showing how to accomplish some of these tasks. Keep in mind, some of these activities can be slow. Speed is directly related to your internet connection at home and current network traffic on campus MobaXterm Demo Video
Linux Lab Machine Hostnames
boole.cs.millersville.edu
brooks.cs.millersville.edu
cook.cs.millersville.edu
denning.cs.millersville.edu
dijkstra.cs.millersville.edu
floyd.cs.millersville.edu
hoare.cs.millersville.edu
hopper.cs.millersville.edu
iverson.cs.millersville.edu
knuth.cs.millersville.edu
liskov.cs.millersville.edu
lovelace.cs.millersville.edu
mccarthy.cs.millersville.edu
minsky.cs.millersville.edu
newell.cs.millersville.edu
parnas.cs.millersville.edu
perlis.cs.millersville.edu
rabin.cs.millersville.edu
ritchie.cs.millersville.edu
shaw.cs.millersville.edu
simon.cs.millersville.edu
tarjan.cs.millersville.edu
thompson.cs.millersville.edu
turing.cs.millersville.edu
wilkes.cs.millersville.edu
wirth.cs.millersville.edu
vonneumann.cs.millersville.edu
If you have any questions about secure connections to the CS network, please contact Todd Echterling.
Office : 243 Boyer Hall
Phone : 717-871-5676
E-Mail : todd.echterling@millersville.edu