3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide
Chapter 43 File System Management
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Note:
The system supports FTP services over VPN.
43.3.1 FTP Overview
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a universal method for transmitting files on the Internet
and IP networks. In this method, files are copied from one system to another. FTP
supports definite file types (such as ASCII and Binary) and file structures (byte stream
and record). Even now, FTP is still used widely, while most users transmit files by Email
and Web.
FTP, a TCP/IP protocol on the application layer, is used for transmitting files between a
remote server and a local host.
The Ethernet switch provides the following FTP services:
z
FTP server: You can run FTP client program to log in the server and access the
files on it.
z
FTP client: You can run the ftp X.X.X.X command (where, X.X.X.X represents the
IP address of the remote FTP server) to set up a connection between the Ethernet
switch and a remote FTP server to access the files on the remote server.
Switch
PC
Network
Switch
Switch
PC
Network
Figure 43-1
FTP configuration
Table 43-10 lists the configuration of the switch as FTP client.
Table 43-10
Configuration of the switch as FTP client
Device
Configuration
Default
Description
Switch
Log into the remote FTP
server directly with the
ftp
command.
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You need first get FTP user
command and password, and
then log into the remote FTP
server. Then you can get the
directory and file authority.
PC
Start FTP server and make
such settings as username,
password, and authority.
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