73Parametersinterface interface-type interface-number: Specifies a source interface for outgoing FTP packets. Theprimary IP address of this interface will be used as the source address for outgoing FTP packets. If noprimary IP address is configured on the source interface, the connection cannot be established.ip source-ip-address: Specifies a source IP address for outgoing FTP packets. This IP addresses must beone of the IP addresses of the device.Usage guidelinesYou can use the ftp client source command to specify a source IP address or source interface for the FTPpackets sent by the device. If a source interface (typically a loopback interface) is specified, its primaryIP address is used as the source IP address for the FTP packets sent by the device. The source interfacesetting and the source IP address setting overwrite each other.IMPORTANT:To avoid FTP connection failures, when you specify a source interface for FTP packets, make sure theinterface has a primary IP address.The ftp client source command setting applies to all FTP sessions. When you set up an FTP session usingthe ftp or ftp ipv6 command, you can also specify a different source IP address for the FTP session.Examples# Specify 2.2.2.2 as the source IP address for outgoing FTP packets. system-view[Sysname] ftp client source ip 2.2.2.2# Use the primary IP address of interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 as the source IP address for outgoingFTP packets. system-view[Sysname] ftp client source interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1[Sysname]Related commandsdisplay ftp client configurationftp ipv6Use ftp ipv6 to log in to an FTP server and enter FTP client view.Syntaxftp ipv6 [ server-address [ service-port ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ source ipv6source-ipv6-address ] [ -i interface-type interface-number ] ]ViewsUser viewDefault command level3: Manage levelParametersserver-address: IP address or host name of the FTP server.service-port: TCP port number of the FTP server, in the range of 0 to 65535. The default value is 21.
