Getting Ready
Before accessing a remote FTP Site, you have to gather some basic information. Obviously, you will need to know the name of the site. You will also need to know whether it accepts anonymous logins, otherwise you will need to a login name and password for the site. Jot this information down and make sure you are connected to the Internet.Starting The FTP Client
Go to the command prompt. At the prompt enter the following command string:ftp site-name.com. Remember, Linux is case sensitive so this should all be done in lower case. Once you have entered this command go ahead and press the "Enter" key. Greetings and Salutations
If the host you are trying to reach provides FTP services you will be greeted by a message similar to what is shown in the illustration. Go ahead and take a moment to read the details. This is based on the fictional ftp site for the domain -"foo.com" It Doesn't Work!
f you do not receive a reply message check to see that your information is correct. First make sure you are connected to the Internet. Second make sure your ftp host name is correct. Sometimes you have to type ftp ftp.sitename.com other times you need an actual machine name, for instance: ftp archive.foo.com. |
