How do I connect to my iPhone or iPod Touch?

Note that before you will be able to connect, you need to install BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH services on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

To connect, on Session tab of WinSCP Login dialog specify:

• IP address of your iPhone/iPod Touch into Host name (You will find the IP address, if you go to yours iPhone/iPod Touch menu Settings > Wi-Fi and choose the network you are using);
• root into User name;
• alpine or dottie (depends on firmware version) into Password;
• You may need to set longer Server response timeout on Connection tab;
• Keep default SFTP File protocol.

If you need more detailed description follow to:

• Windows Guide to Using WinSCP with iPhone (for connecting) on limitededitioniphone.com;
• or SSH on Windows (for connecting) on modmyi.com;
• or iPhone and iPod Touch One Step Jailbreak (for installing the BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH services) and How To Install iPhone Apps on Your iPod Touch (for connecting) on youtube.com.

If you are having problems connecting, check list of common error messages.

Once you connect, you may wonder how to do … on iPhone or iPod Touch?