1-8Specifying the source interface and source IP address for an FTP clientYou can specify the source interface and source IP address for the device acting as an FTP client, sothat it can connect to a remote FTP server.Follow these steps to specify the source interface and source IP address for an FTP client:To do… Use the command… RemarksSpecify the source interfaceused for the current connectionftp { cluster | remote-server }source-interfaceinterface-type interface-numberOptionalSpecify the source IP addressused for the current connectionftp { cluster | remote-server }source-ip ip-address OptionalEnter system view system-view —Specify an interface as thesource interface the FTP clientuses every time it connects toan FTP serverftp source-interfaceinterface-type interface-numberSpecify an IP address as thesource IP address the FTPclient uses every time itconnects to an FTP serverftp source-ip ip-addressUse either commandNot specified by defaultDisplay the source IP addressused by an FTP client everytime it connects to an FTPserverdisplay ftp source-ip Available in any viewz The specified interface must be an existing one. Otherwise a prompt appears to show that theconfiguration fails.z The value of the ip-address argument must be the IP address of the device where the configurationis performed. Otherwise a prompt appears to show that the configuration fails.z The source interface/source IP address set for one connection is prior to the fixed sourceinterface/source IP address set for each connection. That is, for a connection between an FTPclient and an FTP server, if you specify the source interface/source IP address used for theconnection this time, and the specified source interface/source IP address is different from thefixed one, the former will be used for the connection this time.z Only one fixed source interface or source IP address can be set for the FTP client at one time. Thatis, only one of the commands ftp source-interface and ftp source-ip can be valid at one time. Ifyou execute both of them, the new setting will overwrite the original one.Configuration Example: The Device Operating as an FTP ServerNetwork requirementsAs shown in Figure 1-3, the switching engine operates as an FTP server and a remote PC as an FTPclient. The configuration file config.cfg of the switching engine is stored on the PC. Upload theconfiguration file to the remote switching engine through FTP and use the startup
