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notes If you can connect to the ftp server, that means you successfully setup vsfpd ftp server in
Slackware Linux. Depends on how you configure vsftpd.conf file, you must provide username,
whether it’s local user account or anonymous. You can find more about ftp client commands at
Linux ftp tutorial - FTP client guides.

Did u know? To test our new ftp server, open a new terminal and login as a normal user.

13.5 using ftp

FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. It represents a widely-used, method for transferring
files between two computers. One of the computers must be set up as a host or server. The other,
known as the client, is the computer that you are using.
There are two basic types of operations:

1. When you retrieve a file from the server, you are performing a “get” operation. This is also
known as “downloading.”
2. When you post a file to the server, your are performing a “put” operation. This is also
known as “uploading.”
When you connect to an FTP server, you must send a username and password. In many cases the
username “anonymous” may be used to mean “I am a visitor.” Even if you are visiting and FTP
site and are not prompted for a username, the FTP server will assign the anonymous username
to you. Most FTP servers ask which username you would like to use.

Task When you connect to an FTP server, you must send a username and password.
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types of ftp “programs”

There are a number of programs to help transfer files using FTP. Technical people tend to use a
command line program built into most operating systems, and it has a simple name: ‘ftp’. But in
order to keep network sniffers from reading your password when you connect to our ftp server,
we use a secure ftp server. This means that you must use a secure ftp client that uses “SFTP”, or
secure file transfer protocol.

There are a number of popular freeware FTP programs such as WinSCP, CuteFTP, FileZilla,
Fugu, and SmartFTP. In addition there are commercially available programs for those with too
much money. For class purposes, FileZilla is a great program to use because it is free to use and
runs on Windows, Macs, and Linux environments.
Side note: another way to access files is to use your web browser. However, there are lots of traces
of your username and password that will be left behind, so refrain from using this method.

using fileZilla to transfer files

Finally, we’re talking about transferring files. Whether you’re trying to get data from the server
for an exercise, or trying to put your write-up into your student directory, the process is pretty
much the same. There are only a few steps to this process. After a couple of uses, you’ll be a pro./
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1. Start FileZilla. Ok, that one’s pretty easy. You’ll see a list of your folders and files on the left
side of the program window.

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