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Dartmouth offers several central host computers for academic and research computing needs. To name a few, includes the Research Computing central host cluster for research that is computationally intensive, the Curricular Computing course management system known as Blackboard, and the Dartmouth College Library.
Depending on which central host computer you are connecting to, there are several communications programs that will help you connect your personal computer to a central host computer. For some central host computers, you will be able to use a web browser to access the host and its services. Examples would be the Dartmouth Digital Library, Blackboard, and Dartmouth Web Server. For other central host computers you will need file transfer or terminal emulation software for access to the host server. An example would be the Research Computing cluster.
The most popular programs being used for access to the central host computers are Fetch; AbsoluteFTP; FTP Explorer; JellyFiSSH; SSH Secure, and Secure CRT, all of which are available for download from the Software Downloads Web page.
Fetch, AbsoluteFTP, and FTP Explorer are file transfer programs that allow you to transfer files from your personal computer to a central host computer. Fetch is a Macintosh program, while AbsoluteFTP and FTP Explorer are Windows programs.
JellyFiSSH, Secure CRT, and SSH Secure Shell are terminal emulation programs that provide telnet or SSH access to central host computers. JellyFiSSH is a Macintosh program, while SecureCRT and SSH Secure Shell are Windows programs.
If you have any questions, please contact the IT Service Desk (Help Desk) at 646-2999 and select from the options provided, send electronic mail to help@dartmouth.edu, or call your department's IT support office.
Troubleshooting Tips
If you have trouble with a communications program, the suggestions below might help you identify what's wrong:
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