7.1.1 Prerequisites

In order to use FTP to transfer files between computer A and computer B, certain requirement must be met first.

• A user must have an account on the server machine.
• The server must have FTP enabled.
• The client must have an FTP client program.

The command line version of FTP works as follows:

• type ftp on a command line
• supply the username and password when prompted
• once you are logged in,
  • use put to send a file to the server
  • use get to receive a file from the server
  • use binary to switch to binary file mode
  • use text to switch to text file mode
  • use mget to receive multiple files from the server
  • use mput to send multiple files to the server
• to log out, use the command quit

(Illustrate in class.)

In most cases, a PC is a client, making a connection to a remote computer that is the server.