Transferring files from windows to linux box with pscp

Question

I am trying to transfer a directory to a linux box I have set up. I use putty to ssh in and the prompt is open and working.

I am trying to get a directory from my host computer(windows) on to the linux box which is open through putty.

I have tried many threads on here but none are solving my problem so thought I would ask for new attention.

I Opened a command prompt on my windows computer and typed the following command:

pscp C:\Users\user\projects\Locust_Automation rbed2-user@ip-11-34-12-45:~/Dir

I changed names of things to protect info

This is giving me the error:

ssh_init: Host does not exist

What am I doing wrong?

To be very clear what I am trying to do: I want to get a directory off my windows computer onto a Linux box that I am connected to through putty.

If this is a one off just fire up a ftp server on the Linux box for sufficient time to transfer the data — Ed Heal, Aug 09 '17 at 19:47
Just get the Linux box to run a ftp server. Use ftp to transfer. Kill ftp server — Ed Heal, Aug 09 '17 at 19:57
Try more basic things first. Can you ping the IP? Can you use PuTTY SSH to connect to it? "Host does not exist" is a pretty clear error message really. — Zan Lynx, Aug 09 '17 at 20:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 09 '17 at 19:49

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your pc does not know what host ip-11-34-12-45 is. is it possible this is just the alias you named the host in putty?

maybe try entering the ip directly in pscp instead of this alias:

educated guess:

pscp C:\Users\user\projects\Locust_Automation rbed2-user@11.34.12.45:/home/file

answered Aug 09 '17 at 19:49

Chris

This did not work sadly. And no this is the name of the prompt from putty. That isnt the exact ip, but I am using the ip that links the box – HoldenMalinchock Aug 09 '17 at 19:54

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