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ftp>
passive
Use
passive
to set the FTP operation mode to
passive
.
Syntax
passive
Default
The FTP operation mode is
passive
.
Views
FTP client view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Usage guidelines
FTP can operate in either of the following modes:
•
Active mode
—The FTP server initiates the TCP connection.
•
Passive mode
—The FTP client initiates the TCP connection.
You can use this command multiple times to change between active and passive modes.
This command is mainly used together with a firewall to control FTP session establishment between
private network users and public network users.
Examples
# Set the FTP operation mode to
passive
.
ftp> passive
Passive mode on.
ftp> passive
Passive mode off.
put
Use
put
to upload a file on the client to the remote FTP server.
Syntax
put
localfile
[
remotefile
]
Views
FTP client view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
localfile
: Specifies the name of the local file to be uploaded.
remotefile
: Specifies the file name for saving the uploaded file on the FTP server.