is this ftp site?

[JQL]

We were told our data could be download via ftp, but the address looks like

https://xxxx.xxx.com

can one access this via linux?

[cliffbeall]

You might try the wget command:

"GNU Wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies."

[JQL]

I tried

$ wget --user=abc --password=123 xxx.xxx.com:dir/file.tar.bz2

is this how I do it? the error is: failed, no route to host.

It seems to find the IP address, and connecting

[westerman]

I tried

$ wget --user=abc --password=123 xxx.xxx.com:dir/file.tar.bz2

is this how I do it? the error is: failed, no route to host.

It seems to find the IP address, and connecting

Actually I don't see that latter as being true -- i.e., the 'connecting' statement. "No route to host" means exactly that -- there is no way to get to xxx.xxx.com:dir

I actually believe that you do not have your syntax correct. I do not know where the ':dir' part came from but this usually refers to a port number; e.g., ':80'. You can often leave off the port especially if you put 'http://' or 'ftp://' in front of the site's name. I suggest:

wget --user=abc --password=123 http://xxx.xxx.com/file.tar.bz2

or if you need a directory

wget --user=abc --password=123 http://xxx.xxx.com/dir/file.tar.bz2

[JQL]

$ wget --user=abc --password=123 https://xxxx.xxx.com/dir/file.tar.bz2
--2012-12-06 19:19:39-- https://xxxx.xxx.com/dir/file.tar.bz2
Resolving xxxx.xxx.com... 2xx.xx.xxx.xx
Connecting to xxxx.xxx.com|2xx.xx.xxx.xx|:443...

but it got stuck. it seems address was resolved, but failed to connect?
thanks

[westerman]

$ wget --user=abc --password=123 https://xxxx.xxx.com/dir/file.tar.bz2
--2012-12-06 19:19:39-- https://xxxx.xxx.com/dir/file.tar.bz2
Resolving xxxx.xxx.com... 2xx.xx.xxx.xx
Connecting to xxxx.xxx.com|2xx.xx.xxx.xx|:443...

but it got stuck. it seems address was resolved, but failed to connect?
thanks

Hard to say what is happening here. The easy question -- proper command line format -- has been answered. What is probably happening is some mismatch in the security (the 'S' part of HTTPS). You will probably have to dig into the manual and try some options:

http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#HTTPS-_0028SSL_002fTLS_0029-Options

My first guess to try would be '--no-check-certificate'

Good luck!

Oh, and you could always ask the people who provided you with the original connection information what they would suggest doing.

[JQL]

thanks!

I am going to contact them. I have been waiting the whole moring for them to call me back. Not the easiest support.

Hard to say what is happening here. The easy question -- proper command line format -- has been answered. What is probably happening is some mismatch in the security (the 'S' part of HTTPS). You will probably have to dig into the manual and try some options:

http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#HTTPS-_0028SSL_002fTLS_0029-Options

My first guess to try would be '--no-check-certificate'

Good luck!

Oh, and you could always ask the people who provided you with the original connection information what they would suggest doing.