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Connecting to Athena from a PC

There are two sets of instructions: how to connect from a 2.009 computer in the Pappalardo lab; and how to connect from your own PC using SecureFX.

Note: MAC users should use fetch. A copy can be downloaded from http://web.mit.edu/software.

Using a 2.009 computer in the Pappalardo lab

  • Log into one of the computers using your team user name and password
  • A dialog box should appear asking to obtain a new afs token. If it does not, start an OpenAFS client from the programs menu and then select the token tab.
  • Change the afs cell domain from openafs.org to athena.MIT.edu.
  • Enter your user name and password.
  • Click on the lock icon in the toolbar on the bottom right of the screen (AFS client).
  • Select the drive letters tab and click on the add button.
  • Select a free drive from the combo box (g should be free) and then enter your AFS path

    For example, if your user name is drwallac, then you would enter the path:
    \afs\athena.mit.edu\user\d\r\drwallac where the d and r are the first two letters of the user name.

    If you want to use your team's Athena space, then the path would be:
    \afs\athena.mit.edu\course\2\2.009_yourTeamColorInLowerCase

    Click on OK.
  • Now, on my computer, you may choose the file space that you have mapped and copy files to and from it.
  • Before you log off, always remember to discard your tokens. This is done by opening the AFS client (lock icon on the bottom right), selecting the tokens tab, and then pressing the discard tokens button.

Using Secure FX 6.0.x from your own PC

If you do not have SecureFX 6.0.x on your computer or you have an old version and want to upgrade:

If SecureFX 6.0.x is already on your computer: