Remote Desktop Workstation Lab
MosaicAnywhere is a way to run an engineering computing session without being at a Mosaic workstation from almost anywhere a good, stable internet connection can be found. The technology that MosaicAnywhere is based on is Microsoft's Remote Desktop system which allows you to connect to a PC system remotely via the Microsoft Terminal Services Client, or MSTSC.EXE.
Transfer files to/from your account using File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
There are several different ways to ftp files to or from your home computer and your Mosaic account. Click Here to see how to use Internet Explorer's Web Browser Based FTP or Windows' command-line ftp program. You may also choose to download and install a third-party GUI (graphical user interface or "window"-based) FTP program on your home computer. Download.com has numerous free or free-trial programs such as WinSCP or SmartFTP that you can use. Whichever method you select you should connect to ftp.uncc.edu which is our UNIX based ftp server.
OpenAFS
OpenAFS is a software package released by IBM as freeware that allow computers operating anywhere in the world to connect with AFS servers seamlessly. This means that no matter what computer you are on, if OpenAFS is properly set up and an internet connection is present you will have full access to your files on the Mosaic system as if you were sitting in the College of Engineering. Please remember that access times to your files are all dependent on the speed of your connection to the internet... the faster the connection you have, the faster you'll be able to access your files. Also just like logging in at a Mosaic workstation you have a 25 hour time-limit for connectivity.
Installing OpenAFS on Windows.
Installing OpenAFS on MacIntosh OS X.
Installing OpenAFS on Debian Linux.
Changing OpenAFS configuration.
Access to Unix Command-line via SSH
If you have Internet access through an ISP (Internet Service Provider: i.e. Mindspring, AOL, Microsoft Network, etc.) and have downloaded a SSH2 client such as PuTTY , you can to access your Mosaic files from off campus to check mail, write and/or compile programs, or perform any of other Unix command-line tasks. This is the most secure way to access your Mosaic account from off campus.
The server you would connect to using the SSH2 client is: is-sm1.uncc.edu .
You can also connect to the Linux servers via SSH.