M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E271FIGURE 143 – Using the ping commandMany devices do not respond to ping or block ping commands. Make sure thatthe target device does respond or the network does allow the ping packets toropagate through.pFTP m is supported on MNS. MNS supports normal ftp as well asy many companies today to work with firewall policies and other. The commands for setting the type of ftp are:d stream. This causes problemsat the client initiate the file transfer as well as theat, ftp added the capability called “passive ftp” inodesThe file transfer protocol or ftppassive ftp. Passive FTP is used bsecurity policies set by companiesSyntax set ftp mode= - set the ftp mode of operationSyntax show ftp- display the current ftp operation modeFTP uses a set of separate ports for the data stream and commanin security conscious companies who prefer thstream for the commands. To accommodate thwhich the client initiating the connection initiates both the data and command connectionrequest. Most companies prefer passive ftp and MNS provides means to operate in thoseenvironments.Magnum6K25# set ftp mode=passiveFTP Set to Passive ModeMagnum6K25# show ftpCurrent FTP Mode: PASSIVEMagnum6K25#FIGURE 144 - Setting the FTP modeNS-6K-SECURE supports secure ftp or sftpM
