HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide (36957-90159)

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Getting Started: A Simple FTP Session

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:

ftp> OPEN 123.50.43.21

220 sysname FTP server (Version $Revision: 15.14 $ $Date: 89/09/23 11:35:11

$) ready.

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]

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