Using TTSSH to set up a secure ftp connection to Duke Statistics

Before you begin

The following discussion presupposes that you are using ttssh version 1.4 or greater. This can be verified by selecting About ttssh under the Help menu. If you are using an earlier version, you should upgrade to the latest (1.4 as of the writing of this document).

Here are some setup tips taken from the ttssh homepage.

• For Windows^® 95, add the following lines to C:\Autoexec.bat

  REM [MAKE SURE WE USE TTSSH]
  set TERATERM_EXTENSIONS=1
  
  REM [MAKE SURE C:\Program Files\Ttermpro is in path]
  set PATH=C:\WINOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMANDS;C:\PROGRA~1\TTERMPRO
  

  (Be extremely careful with this if your PATH variable is already being set in Autoexec.bat, append the C:\PROGRA~1\TTERMPRO to your existing PATH statement )

• For Windows^® NT, the TERATERM_EXTENSIONS environment variable should be created and set to 1 under the System control panel.

Setting up port forwarding

The following instructions describe each of the two ways of setting up port forwarding: 1) from the Setup menu or 2) via the command line. In both cases, isdsmachine should be set to then name of the Duke Statistics machine with which you want to transfer files.

1. From within the Setup / SSH Forwarding... menu:

   For ftp (control):

   1. select Add...
   2. set Forward local port to ftp (either type in or select from pulldown menu)
   3. set to remote host to isdsmachine
   4. set port to ftp
   5. select OK

   Now, for ftp-data:

   6. select Add... again
   7. set Forward local port to ftp-data
   8. set to remote host to isdsmachine
   9. set port to ftp-data
   10. select OK

   Now, save the current setup under Setup / Save setup... :

   11. save this setup as isdsftp.ini (this ini file may be invoked at any time from within the Setup / Restore setup... menu).

   Tip: Make a shortcut on your desktop to

   "C:\Program Files\Ttermpro\ttssh.exe" /F=isdsftp.ini
   

2. From within a DOS prompt window or Win+R dialog, run:

   ttssh.exe /ssh-L/21:isdsmachine:21 /ssh-L/20:isdsmachine:20 isdsmachine
   

   Tip: Make a shortcut on your desktop to perform this command.

Setting up ftp client to transfer files

Using your favorite ftp client (that is capable of passive ftp), connect to localhost (localhost is a literal string, where you see it, type in the word localhost) and you should be in business.

• For Netscape, open a connection CTRL+O, and enter

  ftp://username@localhost/
  

  where username is your Duke Statistics login.
  • You will either need to click your way to your home directory, or use the following,

    ftp://username@localhost/path/to/home/directory
    

    For example, if your Duke Statistics login is jimbo home directory was /usr/home/jimbo

    ftp://jimbo@localhost/usr/home/jimbo
    

  • Downloads: Click on the file
  • Uploads: Under the File menu, select upload file
  • WARNING: Do not have Navigator save your password. At least one user has reported a problem with this resulting in a bad prefences file that "blows away" all of your settings. caveat emptor!

• For WS_FTP, select New profile:
  1. set Profile Name to Duke Statistics_FTP
  2. set Host Name/Address to localhost
  3. set User Id to your Duke Statistics userid (login name, e.g. jimbo)
  4. under the Advanced tab, select Passive Transfers.
  5. click Apply and OK (just in case)