The SSH-Gateway is a service that allows ssh connections from off campus to on campus servers without the need for VPN. This service also allows SCP/SFTP connections to your home directory on storage.rice.edu. This is a mechanism for allowing secure connections into machine in the Rice campus without the security risk of opening up SSH to the world. SSH has become the most prevelant pathway for security breaches from off campus. The gateway will limit the number of SSH connections from a specifispecific host in order to minimize security risks. This means that you will not be able to open up a large number of connections from a single source.
As a staff or faculty member you can use this service by connecting to ssh-staff.rice.edu with your favorite ssh client. When you connect you will not get a shell, instead you will be prompted for the host you want to connect. This connection will be made using the NetID you connected to ssh-staff.
When you connect using SCP or SFTP it will point to the root of your home directory on Storage.rice.edu. This connection is made using NFS.