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

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Using the FTP Server

Sample FTP Session: Accessing MPE/iX

[Return] key. If you enter passwords as part of the logon string, they are

displayed in the message text of the password prompt.

Sample FTP Session: Accessing MPE/iX

The purpose of this sample session is to provide help for a remote user accessing the

MPE/iX FTP server. More detailed information about FTP behavior follows the sample.

In order to follow the same steps as the sample on your system, you must obtain the

following from your network administrator:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address of the MPE/iX system

• MPE/iX logon account and passwords

• Names of the groups in the logon account containing the ﬁles you want to access.

Start FTP

Start FTP from your system.

Connect to the Remote MPE/iX System

To open a connection to MPE/iX use the OPEN command followed by the internet protocol

(IP) address for the MPE/iX system. For example:

ftp> OPEN 123.50.43.21

220 MPE/iX File Transfer Protocol Server [A0002001] (C) Hewlett-Packard Co.

1990

Log on to MPE/iX

Supply the MPE/iX logon account and password when prompted, or use the USER

command. For example:

ftp> USER sess1,user.myacct,mygroup

331 Password required for SESS1,USER.MYACCT,MYGROUP

[userpass][,accountpass][,grouppass]

Password: userpass,acctpass,grouppass (enter passwords)

230 User logged on.

Anonymous FTP

If anonymous FTP is supported on the remote MPE FTP server, the user can login

anonymously by giving the username as “anonymous” or “ftp”.

ftp> o 15.70.188.48

connected to 15.70.188.48.

220 HP ARPA FTP Server [A0008OZ3] (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1990

Name (15.70.188.48:rram): anonymous