This page documents the recommended methods to access your personal data stored on the CLASnet servers. In these instructions, you will see references to DEPT and USER -- these are placeholders for your department's name and your own username, respectively.

Note: This document is updated every time we change a server name. Before contacting us for help, please revisit this page on the web should you experience a problem to see if the instructions have changed.

Windows 95/NT/2000/XP on campus

Most Windows PCs on campus should use the Novell Netware client. This client automatically connects your computer to the correct H: (personal data), I: (personal web), and S: (departmental data) volumes. However, some computers (ie. privately owned computers and laptops) may use the Microsoft client for Netware networks. In this case, you'll need to perform some additional steps:

You will need to open a "Command Prompt" and type the following commands:

net use H: \\CLASCLUSTER\home\user\DEPT\USER
net use S: \\CLASCLUSTER\home\user\DEPT\share

To map a drive to your personal Web directory:

net use I: \\CLASCLUSTER\web\users\USER*

Please note we no longer support this connection method for new installations. Instead, if you aren't using a CLASnet-maintained system, you'll need to use the FTP server, as discussed for remote access.

MacOS X on campus

To access HOME or SHARE under MacOS X, select Go -> Connect_to_Server, and then type in afp://clascluster.clas.ufl.edu Once you have authenticated, choose the Home volume.

To access the WEB volume under MacOS X, select Go -> Connect_to_Server , then click on Server IP Address. Enter afp://clascluster.clas.ufl.edu, then log in with your CLAS Netware username and password. Choose the WEB volume.

Some users have reported sporadic problems connecting to the server using AFP over IP. MacOS X version 10.2.3 and later fix many incompatibilities with non-Apple AFP servers, so ensure you have upgraded your MacOS X system to the latest patchlevel. If a machine which previously connected fails to connect, read the MacOS X Server Connection Fix page.

MacOS 8/9 on campus

Due to historical compatibility, MacOS access is a little more complicated. To access your HOME and SHARE data, you'll either need the Netware client, or use Appletalk over IP. The Netware client allows you to browse the network, while Appletalk requires you to explicitly enter the server name.

• Appletalk over IP
  

  Open the Chooser, choose Appleshare, then click on Server IP Address. Enter clascluster.clas.ufl.edu, then log in with your username and password. Then, choose the HOME folder from the list. Go back to the desktop, open the HOME volume, open the User folder, and look for your department folder. Within that folder, you will find a folder bearing your username and one for the department's Share folder.

  To access your Web space, open the Chooser, choose Appleshare, then click on Server IP Address. Enter clascluster.clas.ufl.edu, then log in with your CLAS Netware username and password. Then choose the WEB volume.

• Novell client for Macintosh
  

  Open the Chooser, then click on Netware Files. On the right side, choose bindery. Find CLAS2* in the server list and click on it, then use your username and password to log in. Choose the HOME folder from the list. Go back to the desktop, open the HOME volume, open the User folder, and look for your department folder. Within that folder, you will find a folder bearing your username.

  To access your WEB space, authenticate to the CLAS2* server, then choose the WEB volume.

  *Note: Since the volume is on CLASCLUSTER, and the Novell client for Macintosh doesn't use IP (and therefore can't see the clustered address), the servername could actually be either CLAS1 or CLAS2. CLAS2 is the default server for the clascluster server, so it's the likely value.

Remote Access

Access from off-campus and non-CLASnet-maintained computers is provided via FTP and Secure FTP (FTPS). You will need to install an FTP client such as CoreFTP, SecureFTP, Fetch, NCFTP, or similar tool. Text-based FTP clients are built into Windows and Unix systems, and can work for most jobs. Please consult your system's documentation for further information.

You will need to connect to novell.clas.ufl.edu with your FTP client, supplying your CLASnet username and password. After successfully authenticating, you may need to switch your directory.

Personal files	/home/user/DEPT/USER
Departmental Share drive	/home/user/DEPT/share
Personal web space	/web/users/USER
Departmental web space	/web/depts/DEPT
Geography Personal files	/geog/geog/USER

Common FTP problems:

• Please note that while the FTP server is "case aware" and will show uppercase and lowercase letters, it isn't "case sensitive." For example, you cannot have two files named INDEX.HTML and index.html in the same directory. We recommend you use only lowercase names.
• Some FTP clients auto-select Netware as the the FTP server type, which unfortunately causes display and upload/download problems. If this occurs, you'll need to explicitly set the server mode to Unix.

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Last updated: Apr 30, 2008 (03:22:02 PM EDT)
URL: http://www.clasnet.ufl.edu/howto/data-access.shtml