3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 43 File System Management43-7Note:The system supports FTP services over VPN.43.3.1 FTP OverviewFTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a universal method for transmitting files on the Internetand IP networks. In this method, files are copied from one system to another. FTPsupports definite file types (such as ASCII and Binary) and file structures (byte streamand record). Even now, FTP is still used widely, while most users transmit files by Emailand Web.FTP, a TCP/IP protocol on the application layer, is used for transmitting files between aremote 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 thefiles on it.z FTP client: You can run the ftp X.X.X.X command (where, X.X.X.X represents theIP address of the remote FTP server) to set up a connection between the Ethernetswitch and a remote FTP server to access the files on the remote server.Switch PCNetworkSwitchSwitch PCNetworkFigure 43-1 FTP configurationTable 43-10 lists the configuration of the switch as FTP client.Table 43-10 Configuration of the switch as FTP clientDevice Configuration Default DescriptionSwitchLog into the remote FTPserver directly with the ftpcommand.—You need first get FTP usercommand and password, andthen log into the remote FTPserver. Then you can get thedirectory and file authority.PCStart FTP server and makesuch settings as username,password, and authority.— —
