THE USE OF FTP IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY NETWORK DUE TO A CAMPUS WIDE FIREWALL INVERSION. PLEASE USE OTHER METHODS SUCH AS (SFTP, SCP) Introduction Using FTP in an ECC PC Lab Using FTP somewhere else Introduction You will be using a procedure called FTP (File Transfer Protocol). This is an application using the TCP/IP protocol to move files from one place to another. It is possible to move files from your local machine to the remote host (upload) as well as from the remote host to the local machine (download). Procedure for using FTP from an ECC PC Lab Click on Start, Programs, WS_FTP95 LE to open up the client. If Windows gives you a security prompt, click Run. Use the following settings: Profile Name: Can be anything you want Host Name/Address: eng.utoledo.edu Host Type: automatic detect User ID: Your engineering account user id Password: Your engineering account password (case sensitive!!!) This will log you into your home (root) directory. The files on the left are the files on the local computer (the computer you are currently using). The files on the right are the files on your engineering account. Choose the desired files and/or folders and move them in the desired direction. Exit the session when finished. Procedure for Using FTP from Outside an ECC Lab Any FTP program can be used from any computer with an internet connection for file transfer to and from your engineering account. Use the settings given above and follow the documentation included with the program being used. A standard, command-line FTP program can also be used as follows: From a command prompt (either a command window in Windows or terminal in UNIX), type ftp eng.utoledo.edu Enter your username and password when prompted. This will log you into your home (root) directory. Type ? for a list of commmands, and ? command for an explanation of how to use a specific command. As you develop more familiarity with this process you will no doubt wish to have some type of directory tree structure to organize your files in your account. This can be done using the ftp session or in an interactive session in your account using telnet. For most file transfer applications, the binary transfer mode is best. On occasion after moving plain text files (files created with Notepad, Wordpad, raw data output, vi etc.) unexpected results will occur when using a PC to edit files created on a UNIX machine and vise versa. If this should occur, assistance can be obtained from your instructor, a consultant, or in the ECC offices.