FTP Session Example [ HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide ] MPE/iX 5.0 Express III Documentation
HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide
FTP Session Example
To follow the same steps as the example, make sure you have the
following:
* Remote logon name and passwords
* Remote system internet protocol (IP) address
* Create or have available a simple text file of type ASCII to
transfer to the remote system.
Step 1: Run FTP
After you have entered your MPE/iX user account, enter:
:FTP.ARPA.SYS
A banner similar to the following is displayed:
Transfer Protocol [A0002001] (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1995
ftp>
Step 2: Connect and Log into the Remote Host
At the ftp> prompt, enter the OPEN command followed by the remote host IP
address:
Table 3-1.
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| | |
| | ftp> OPEN 123.50.43.21 |
| | |
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| | |
| | 220 sysname FTP server (Version $Revision: 15.14 $ $Date: 89/09/23 11:35:11 |
| | $) ready. |
| | |
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Enter the remote user account and password when prompted:
Name (username) myname
331 Password required for myname.
PASSWORD: (enter password)
230 User myname logged in.
ftp>
Step 3: View Your Local Directory
Enter the MPE/iX command LISTF, preceded by a colon (:) as follows:
ftp> :LISTF,2
ACCOUNT = PUB GROUP= MYGROUP]
Table 3-2.
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| FILENAME CODE....................LOGICAL RECORD.................... |
| |
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| |
| SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT |
| |
| NSCREEN1 256B FA 800 10000 |
| |
| NSCREEN2 80B FA 500 14000 |
| |
| NSPROGX PROG 1934W VB 4551 9480 |
| |
| README 80B FA 500 14000 |
| |
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Step 4: Transfer a File from MPE/iX to the Remote Host
Select a simple ASCII text file, for example, README from your list of
files. Transfer your local file to the remote host file named readme1
using the PUT command as follows:
ftp> PUT README readme1
200 PORT command okay.
150 Opening data connection for readme1 (123.50.42.32,50894)
226 Transfer complete
nnn bytes sent in n.nn seconds: (nn.nn Kbytes/second)
Step 5: View the Remote Directory
Enter the DIR command at the ftp> prompt. A listing of the files in the
remote working directory is displayed. The file you transferred should
be in the list. In this example, readme1 is the third file in the
listing.
Table 3-3.
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| |
| ftp> DIR |
| |
| 200 PORT command okay. |
| |
| 150 Opening data connection for /bin/ls -l (123.50.42.32,50895) (0 bytes). |
| total 13 |
| |
| -rw-rw-rw- 1 myname guest 10 Feb 13 18:44 cathy1 |
| |
| -rw-rw-rw- 1 myname guest 100 Feb 12 18:42 cathy2 |
| |
| -rw-rw-rw- 1 myname guest 110 Feb 13 18:43 readme1 |
| |
| 226 Transfer complete |
| |
| nnn bytes received in n.nn seconds (n.nn Kbytes/sec) |
| |
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Step 6: Transfer a File from the Remote Host to MPE/iX
From the remote directory listing, choose an ASCII type file to transfer.
For this exercise, you could use the file you just transferred and copy
it back to your local system with a new name.
Enter the GET command followed by the name of the remote file you want to
transfer and then the filename you want to copy into on your local
system. For example:
Table 3-4.
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| | ftp> GET readme1 README2 |
| | |
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| | |
| | 200 port command okay. |
| | |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
| | 150 Opening data connection for readme2 (123.50.42.32,50896) (2997 |
| | bytes). |
| | |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
| | 226 Transfer complete. |
| | |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
| | nnn bytes received in n.nn seconds: (n.nn Kbytes/second) |
| | |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can verify that the file transferred to your account by entering a
:LISTF command:
ftp> :LISTF,2
ACCOUNT = PUB GROUP= MYGROUP]
Table 3-5.
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| |
| FILENAME CODE....................LOGICAL RECORD.................... |
| |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
| SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT |
| |
| NSCREEN1 256B FA 800 10000 |
| |
| NSCREEN2 80B FA 500 14000 |
| |
| NSPROGX PROG 1934W VB 4551 9480 |
| |
| README 80B FA 500 14000 |
| |
| README2 80B FA 500 14000 |
| |
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Step 7: Exiting the FTP User Program
When you are finished transferring files or performing directory
operations, enter QUIT.
ftp> QUIT
221 Goodbye.
END OF PROGRAM
:
When you issue a QUIT command, you are logged off the remote host, and
the remote connection is closed. You are returned to your MPE/iX session
prompt.
The Next Step
The previous example showed the steps for a simple file transfer session.
The "Using FTP" section, provides more detailed task descriptions of the
steps you followed in the simple session, and other features of FTP.
The "FTP User Commands: Quick Reference" section, provides syntax and
brief command descriptions for FTP listed in alphabetic order.
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