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HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide

Connecting and Logging on to a Remote Host 

From FTP, you must establish a connection to the remote host you wish to
access.

Fromthe ftp> prompt, enter the  OPEN command followed by the remote host
internet protocol (IP) address or NS node name supplied by your network
administrator:

     ftp> OPEN remotehostname 

IP Addresses 

IP addresses are assigned by your network administrator to uniquely
identify computer systems to allow communication between systems on the
network.

IP addresses, also called internet addresses, are in the form:

nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn 

Where  nnn is a number from 000 to 255, inclusive.  For example, if the
IP address of the remote system is 192.1.20.125 , you would enter:

     ftp> OPEN 192.1.20.125 

NS Node Names 

You can use the NS node name in the FTP OPEN command if the remote host
supports the Probe protocol or if the remote host name is configured in
your local node network directory.  Obtain NS node names from your
network administrator.  For example, if the name, node2, is configured as
a remote host name on your network, you can enter:

     ftp> OPEN node2 

For a system identified by a fully-qualified NS nodename such as
nodex3.test.hp (in the form:    nodename.domain .organization), you can
enter:

     ftp> OPEN nodex3.test.hp 

Logging On 

Once the connection has been established, enter the remote user logon
name and password when prompted.

You must know the user logon syntax for the remote host you are
accessing.  For example, an HP 9000 logon name could be:  myname.  You
would enter the following when prompted:

     Name (username) myname
     331 Password required for myname.
     PASSWORD:                          (enter password)
     230 User myname logged in.

Passwords are not echoed back to your terminal screen.

Changing Accounts 

To log into a different user account on the remote system, use the USER
command.  After entering the user logon name, you are prompted for any
passwords associated with the logon name:

     ftp> USER myname 
     331 Password required for myname.
     PASSWORD:                            (enter password)
     230 User myname logged in.

Accessing Another Remote Host 

After establishing a connection to a remote host, you can access another
remote host by entering the CLOSE command, then entering another OPEN
remotehostname command:

     ftp> CLOSE 

     ftp> OPEN remotehostname 

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