File Transfer Protocol, which uses ports 20 and
21, is a protocol
designed to transfer data across a network. Variations of the ftp
commands are shown:
Starting an FTP session
Click on start run and type in "command"
Type in "ftp <hostname>"
and hit enter.
You will be
prompted for for a log in name and password.
Type them in.
Use the following commands to
complete your task.
Command To
start a session:
ftp -v
Suprsses any display server response.
ftp -n
Prevents automatic login.
ftp-l
Turns off interactive prompting during file transfer
ftp -d
Displays all ftp commands between the client and
server for debugging.
ftp -g
Disables the gobbling capacity.
ftp -s: <file name>
Runs the text file containing specific ftpcommands.
