Alternate Access Methods

In addition to using AFS for Laptops, users can access AFS using FTP, or SSH.

SFTP

IAIT provides a SFTP server for connecting to AFS.

  • Server: afs.rose-hulman.edu
  • Protocol: SFTP
  • Port: 22

FTP Using Secure FX

Secure FX is installing by default on laptops and desktops imaged by IAIT. It can also be obtained on Tibia.

After the connection is made, you will have two sets of files showing on your screen--one will be the files on your own machine that you can move onto the server. The other window will contain the files in your home space on the AFS server.

You can drag files from My Computer or Windows Explorer into SecureFX to upload them to AFS. You can also drag files out of the list of files on the server into either the local files shown in SecureFX, or into a Windows Explorer window.

  • Install Secure FX using the following instructions.
  • Open Secure FX
  • If you see an entry for afs.rose-hulman.edu select it and hit the Connect button.
    • Enter your Kerberos Password in the box when prompted and hit the Ok button.
  • If you do not see an entry for afs.rose-hulman.edu do the following:
    • Click the Quick Connect Button at the top of the Connect Box. Click the third icon on the toolbar
    • In the box that comes up change the protcol to SFTP.
    • Next change the Hostname or IP field to afs.rose-hulman.edu.
    • Check to make sure that the Port field is set to 22.
    • In the Username field enter in your Kerberos username.
    • Check the Save Session box.
    • Hit Ok.
    • When prompted enter your Kerberos password and Hit Ok.
    Enter these values.

SSH

Accessing your files via SSH involves connecting to one of the public Unix machines.

Samba

The samba service has been temporarily discontinued with no expected return time.

Samba can be used to access AFS though windows explorer without needing the AFS client. However, you will not be able to alter any AFS settings or permissions using Samba.

  • Go to Start -> Run and type in \\samba.rose-hulman.edu and hit Ok.
    • If prompted enter your network username and password
    • If Samba rejects your password, you may need to apply the Plain Text Password patch for your version of Windows.
  • A windows explorer box should come up with the AFS root folder

Applying the Samba Plain Text Password Patch

For Samba to be able to export the AFS file system, Samba requires that your password is sent to it in plain text. All versions of Windows send passwords in an encrypted form during authentication by default. A registry patch provided by Samba must be applied to your machine to force Windows to send the password in plain text to the Samba server. Instructions for obtaining and applying this patch are provided below. You must apply this patch to be able to successfully authenticate to Samba.

Windows XP

You must login as Localmgr or have administrator privileges on your machine to be able to apply this patch.

  • Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy
  • Expand the Local Policies tree and click Security Options
  • Double-click Send unencrypted password to connect to third-party SMB servers from the list in the right pane (six up from the bottom)
  • Click Enable, then click OK
  • Close everything and reboot

Windows 2000/ME/98/95/NT (Unsupported)

Download either the Windows 2000 patch, Windows ME patch, Windows 98 patch, Windows 95 patch, or the Windows NT patch. Save the patch on your desktop, right-click on the file, and click Merge. Click Yes when you are asked about adding this information to the registry. Reboot your machine, then try accessing Samba.