How Do I FTP???

[Calum]

Okay, now supposing that i have a shell account on a SPARC computer running SunOS, okay? now my modem does not work with linux, so i use windows at home to connect to the internet when i need to. I can host a text only web site from my shell provider, but i must use ssh in windows (actually i use PuTTyTel) to connect to my shell account remotely. Now to get the pages i write at home into my html directory on this SPARC machine, i need to ftp them over there. How is this done? i do not have a clue. I have never used ftp. I would rather do it from the Sun command line, but will i actually have to use some windows running ftp program to do it instead? will i have to use (shudder) DOS!?!?!?

what's the best option (and remember i am clueless about ftp so far)

thanks a lot dudes and dudettes!

PS, oh yes, and i'm on dialup...

[ May 30, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

[Master of Reality]

ANy FTP program will work to upload files to your site (such as CuteFTP). Or you can even use your browser by type "ftp://username  :[email protected]" in the location bar. Then to upload files in mozilla just go to file>upload

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[voidmain]

Better yet, since you have ssh access, use "scp" or since you use putty (which tells me you are using Windows ICK!) for your terminal use "pscp" for your transfer program. It's an encrypted remote copy utility. Also since you are using Windows there are graphical ones much like WS_FTP and the like. See http://www.openssh.org for the putty stuff and http://www.ssh.com for the windows graphical secure copy programs.

Of course you can always use command line FTP in any OS (including Windows).

ftp hostname
login
put filename

If you are transferring binary files make sure you put ftp in binary mode by issuing the "bin" command.  Also, type "?" or "help" for a list of ftp commands from within the FTP client command line.

Oh, and if you use Winblows Exploder you can use it as a graphical FTP client by logging into your server with a URL like this:

ftp://youruserid:[email protected]/

But that's about the most insecure method there is as it leaves your ID and Password unencrypted in many log files since it's part of the URL.  You can also leave the password portion out and IE should prompt you for a password.

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[dwar]

For ftp clients when i *have* to use windows, i prefer smartftp. It's free, downloadable on CNET(download.com) and like the name says, its smart    Personally, i'm an ncftp fan myself. Never use Internet explorer for anything, its the worst program you could ever use. Once you get an uptime of more than a month or two, it will crash your system if you have a heavy load. =\

[voidmain]

If I happen to be on a Win* box I use the command line FTP personally but on UNIX there's nothing like ncftp and ncftpget like you say.  But 99% of the time I use "scp" for transferring files between all of my systems. Only use FTP any more for anonymous FTP stuff and then only when I can't get it via http. Actually I use "wget" for almost all of those occasions.  Yep, FTP is pretty much out of my life after 12 years of using it.

[Calum]

thanks a lot, guys! that's tons of info! i couldn't ask for more help. As i say, yes i am using windows for internet at home, because my crappy modem just isn't recognised by linux, and i am no guru, so i can't fix it.

We are probably moving soon anyway, so i'll be selling this laptop before it depreciates too much and buying a proper machine once we get a more permanent place. That's beside the point. The point is, until then i will use windows for any up/downloading.

Again, thanks, i tend to shy away from graphical programs these days as they seem to gloss over the specifics a bit too much for me, i am trying to learn after all! I'll get there!  

PS and there's no fucking way i will ever let explorer or iexplore have access to the internet (i have both set to be totally unable to connect in my zonealarm settings...) although i know a guy who swears by IE for ftp, i thought maybe i'd seek alternative advice...

[ May 30, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]