Installing and Managing HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol Network Manager's Guide (36957-90157)

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Starting FTP

Testing the FTP User Interface and Server

Once you have FTP installed and running, you can test FTP in loopback

mode and to a remote system.

Test in Loopback Mode

You can test FTP in loopback mode by establishing an FTP session on

your local node as in the following sample session. In loopback, you are

accessing and seeing responses from the MPE/iX FTP server.

Run FTP

Enter the following at the MPE/iX prompt:

FTP.ARPA.SYS

Connect and Log On in Loopback

Connect to your local node by entering the local node name. For

example:

ftp> OPEN localnode

Enter a user account on your system, then the passwords when

prompted:

ftp> Name (username) USERNAME.MYACCT

331 Password required for USERNAME.MYACCT [userpass] [,acctpass] [,grouppass]

Password: (enter password)

230 USER LOGGED ON

View Local Files

List the ﬁles in the current group:

ftp> DIR

200 PORT command ok.

150 File LISTF opened; data connection will be opened

ACCOUNT = MYACCT GROUP = MYGROUP

FILENAME CODE -----------LOGICAL RECORD-----------

SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT

NSCREEN1 256B FA 800 10000

NSCREEN2 80B FA 500 14000

NSPROGX PROG 1934W VB 4551 9480

PROGRAMX 256W FB 700 1350

226 Transfer complete

nnn bytes received in n.nn seconds (n.nn Kbytes/sec)

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