Accessing hopper.cs.niu.edu

SSH Client

You will need a Secure Shell (SSH) client to connect to the departmental Unix servers. Windows users can download and install the free PuTTY SSH client; users of Windows 10, macOS, and Linux can use a pre-installed command-line SSH client.

• PuTTY download and installation instructions
• PuTTY Guide - optional ways to configure the PuTTY software
• How to use an SSH client to connect to Unix and activate your departmental Unix account

File Transfer Applications

The FileZilla client can be used to upload files to and download files from the departmental Unix servers. Versions of this software are available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

• FileZilla download and installation instructions
• How to use FileZilla

Mac and Linux users can also use scp. You can read about it here.

Hint: Command-line tools like scp are pretty simple once you know how to use them. A large benefit of doing so is that they then be used in shell scripts and even Makefiles that you can write to manage you projects (without everything turning into a mouse click-fest.)