From off campus, you are able to download files or folders from DSC computers to personal laptops.
Mac
Open a terminal window in Mac, and first create the tunnel of transfer by providing your fsuid and remote computer name:
ssh -f -N -L 2222:remote_computer_name.sc.fsu.edu:22 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Once the tunnel is established by providing credentials, you can start to download or upload as follows:
rsync -avz -e 'ssh -p 2222' fsuid@localhost:/remote_directory_to_be_downloaded /local_destination
rsync -avz -e 'ssh -p 2222' /local_upload_folder fsuid@localhost:/remote_destination_directory
Windows 10
Open a command Window, and establish the tunnel (NOTE the option -R):
ssh -f -N -R 2222:remote_computer_name.sc.fsu.edu This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Now you can download or upload files and/or folders as follows (NOTE the option -P):
scp -r -P 2222 fsuid@localhost:/remote_directory_to_be_downloaded /local_destination
scp -r -P 2222 /local_source fsuid@localhost:/remote_destination
fsuid password may be required.