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Secure Connections

If you want to know why you can't use telnet and ftp (Fetch) anymore to access department servers, read the blurb.

OS X has ssh, scp and rsync built-in. Command line Terminal is in Applications → Utilities.

Filezilla is a GUI program for both SSH File Transfer or SFTP. Install using your distribution's software manager or download from filezilla-project.org. Lauch the program, choose File > Site Manager > New Site. Configure SFTP connection to gauss:

Protocol: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol
Host: math.dartmouth.edu
Logon Type: Ask for password
User: your username on gauss

Click OK to save configuration or Connect to save and connect at once.

VPN

Dartmouth VPN

Dartmouth currently uses GlobalProtect VPN. See VPN in ITC knowledge base.

Math VPN

Math VPN uses OpenVPN technology. Search for and install OpenVPN client app for your device (available for Android, Chrome OS, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows). Download MathVPN.ovpn configuration file. Use your OpenVPN app to add a new VPN configuration by importing the downloaded MathVPN.ovpn. There is no need to provide a certificate in VPN configuration.

When starting MathVPN connection use your “gauss” login credentials.

If the app doesn't offer a way to import configuration files, here are MathVPN parameters for manual configuration:

VPN type: OpenVPN
Gateway or portal: 129.170.28.58
Authentication: use your “gauss” username and password

Math Email

If you have Math Dept. user account (also known as “gauss” account), you also have a corresponding email account. Your Math email arrives at (and can be sent from) math.dartmouth.edu server. It can be accessed instantly and globally via Webmail — this does not require any configuration! As for email applications, all of them, including mobile, can be configured to use your Math account using these generic settings:

Incoming server: math.dartmouth.edu, type: IMAP, port: 993
Connection type/encryption: TLS
Username: your Math username
Password: for the username above
Outgoing/SMTP server: math.dartmouth.edu, port: 465, protocol: TLS; authenticate with Math username and password.

Please use plain text to write email whenever possible (useplaintext.email), thank You!

Darmouth Name Directory lookups in Thunderbird

EditPreferencesCompositionAddressing
Click Edit Directories, Add:

General tab:
Name: Dartmouth Directory
Hostname: kiewit.dartmouth.edu
Base DN: dc=kiewit,dc=dartmouth,dc=edu
Port number: 636
Bind DN: your_netid@kiewit.dartmouth.edu
Use secure connection (SSL): yes
Back in the Preferences window select “Dartmouth Directory” for Directory Server.

Below are step-by-step instructions on how to add your mathusername@math.dartmouth.edu account to Thunderbird and Apple Mail. Please use plain text to write email whenever possible (useplaintext.email), thank You!

Thunderbird

  1. ToolsAccount SettingsAccount ActionsAdd Mail Account
    Your name: Your real name
    Email address: mathusername@math.dartmouth.edu
    Password: password for the above
    Continue — Thunderbird will probe servers and should detect correct connection settings:
              Incoming: math.dartmouth.edu  IMAP  143  STARTTLS
              Outgoing: math.dartmouth.edu  SMTP  587  STARTTLS
          
    If settings were detected correctly — click Create Account.
    Otherwise click Manual Setup and enter correct settings under Server Settings and Outgoing Server (SMTP).
  2. ToolsAccount Settings
    Server Settings: Advanced: IMAP server directory: mail
    Composition & Addressing: Uncheck “Compose messages in HTML format”.

Apple Mail

  1. PreferencesInternet AccountsMail Account
    Name: Your real name
    Email Address: mathusername@math.dartmouth.edu
    Password: password for the above
    Sign In — Mail will try to autodetect. If it fails, fill in:
    Account Type: IMAP
    Incoming Mail Server: math.dartmouth.edu
    Outgoing Mail Server: math.dartmouth.edu
    Sign In

    Select the apps… check “Mail”
    Done
  2. Mail → PreferencesComposing
    Message Format: Plain Text


Vacation Autoreply

  1. Start Filezilla. Connect to gauss using Math username and password.
  2. Edit autoreply message text:
    • Find .vacation.msg
    • Ctrl-click on it, choose View/Edit, make any changes, save, close editor window.
    • Filezilla will offer to upload changed file back to the server. Choose “Yes”.
  3. Enable autoreply:
    • Find .procmailrc
    • Ctrl-click on it, choose View/Edit, find these two lines:
      #:0c
      #|/usr/bin/vacation username
    • Remove any leading # characters from both lines, save, close editor window, “Yes” to upload.
  4. Send an email to yourself from another mail account as a test.
  5. To disable autoreply, edit .procmailrc and comment out the two lines by putting back # characters at the beginning of each line.

Backing up your files

macOS and Windows backup system is provided by the ITC. Please see CrashPlan — Automatic Backup Solution (or search services.dartmouth.edu for current solution).

Making X connections to UNIX/Linux machines

X Window system for Mac OS X — XQuartz — can be downloaded from xquartz.macosforge.org.