Accessing the Internet with Anonymous FTP WS_FTP

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Accessing the Internet with Anonymous FTP
(WS_FTP SmartFTP)

• Transferring Files from Remote Computers

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The Internet
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Ways to Access the Internet

• The Web
• Telnet
• Email
• FTP
• .

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What is ftp?

• ftp is an abbreviation for file transfer
  protocol (the rules used to transfer files over
  the Internet).
• ftp archives are collections of files made
  available to the public.
• An anonymous ftp site, is a computer with ftp
  archives permitting anyone to log on with the
  username anonymous and password your e-mail
  address.

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Ways to transfer files with FTP

• From the PC FTP program
• WS_FTP
• SmartFTP
• Rapid Filer
• From a Web Browser (Internet Explorer/Netscape)
• ftp//anonymous_ftp_site_address
• From Time Sharing computers (UNIX/VMS)
• ftp name-of-anonymous-ftp-computer

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Ways to transfer files with FTP

Software storage path
1. PC ftp program
2. The Web
Anonymous site 1
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3.UNIX VMS
Site n
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Site 2
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What do you need to know?

• the name of the ftp site (host computer).
• For example, gigaserv.uni-paderborn.de
• the name of the file to be transferred. atoms10
  .zip
• the directory path where the file is stored. For
  example, ftp/disk2/WinSite/win3/games

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Archie Web Search for anonymous ftp sites

• Archie Web sites
• http//archie.th-darmstadt.de/
• http//archie.rutgers.edu
• Find anonymous host(s) name
• Find storage path (directory) of file or software

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How to use the PC ftp software?

• Start the ftp software (either WS_FTP or Rapid
  Filer).
• Enter the hosts name.
• Enter anonymous as the username.
• Enter your complete e-mail address as the
  password.

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Starting FTP from Windows NT
Starting FTP from Windows XP (WS_FTP, SmartFTP)
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PC WS_FTP ...
host
username
password
make connection
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Looking at the files
your PC
remote computer
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Changing directory
double click
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Stepping through the path
path
double click
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Locating and transferring the file
path
direction of transfer
files name
file types
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PC SmartFTP ...
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File Types

• ASCII files or text files are files created with
  a text editor like Pico or Notepad.
• Binary files are files containing graphical
  images, word processing documents, spreadsheet
  files, executable files (programs), or sound
  clips, . A safe rule of thumb is if a file is
  not ASCII then it must be binary.

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File Types ...

• exe
• txt
• zip
• xls
• doc
• gif or jpg
• wav
• ppt

• executable file
• text file
• compressed file
• Excel spreadsheet
• Word document
• graphical image
• sound clip
• Powerpoint

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Using Winzip to compress and uncompress files
used to unzip a compressed file
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Open the zip file
select a zip file
click to open
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Contents of the zip file
check out the game
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Starting the game
double click for directions
double click to run
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Game in progress
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FTP from Unix

• At the unix prompt, enter ftp
  name.of.ftp.site
• Enter anonymous as the username and your
  email.address as the password.
• Once connected, you will see the prompt ftp gt

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Connecting to an ftp site from within UNIX
connect to an ftp site
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Anonymous FTP Login within UNIX
login
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FTP Commands

• binary
• ascii
• get file.to.retrieve
• put file.to.place

• prepare to transfer a binary file
• prepare to transfer a text file
• receive file from remote
• place file on remote

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FTP Commands ...

• mget prefix
• ?
• cd name.of.directory
• help command

• retrieve a group of files, prefix is the first
  few characters in the file name
• list all commands
• change directory
• request help on command

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Stepping through the path
change directory
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Transfer the file
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What to do after the transfer ...
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FTP from a web browser

• Enter the URL ftp//name.of.the.ftp.sitePress
  ENTER
• To change directory, click once with the mouse

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ftp// protocol
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ftp// protocol
change directory
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path
change directory
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path
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Eureka! We have located the file (click to save
it).
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