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Windows95
v. WindowsNT
MacOS
UNIX
Telnet
FTP
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FTP
programs allow you to transfer files and directories from/to your desktop
system to/from a remote host like Unix. You will use these FTP programs
to transfer image files, pdf files or other files to be linked to via the
web page.
The two programs
used in Princeton are: Fetch for the MAC and WS_FTP for Windows systems.
Again, you should be able to locate these programs in the "Information
Access" folder of the user's computer.
WS_ftp32
Open the Start menu,
select Information Access, and select WS_ftp32 to start the program. Follow
these steps to transfer between the PC and a remote host:
To connect to
a remote host:
1.Enter
a name for your session in the Profile Name field.
2.Enter the name
of the machine you wish to connect to in the Host Name field (e.g., arizona,
phoenix, etc.).
3.Select Automatic
Detect for Host Type.
4.Enter your NetID
in the User ID field (or see step 7).
5.Enter the password
for the account you connecting to in the Password field (or see step 7).
6.Clear any entries
in the Initial Directories fields.
7.If you are connecting
to a public-access archive server, you may select Anonymous Login and login
as a guest, with no passsword.
8.Click the OK
button. The program will connect you to the account you have requested
(assuming you have access to that account).
To transfer
files:
1.The
left portion of the window is labeled Local System and displays the files
and directories on your local computer. The right portion of the window
is labeled Remote System and displays the files and directories of the
account you have logged into. Navigating through the directory structure
is done within these inner-windows by using the up-arrow to ascend in the
file hierarchy or by double-clicking a directory to open it.
2.Transferring
files simply requires you to locate the file you wish to transfer (either
on your local machine or the remote account), then locate the location
you wish to transfer
it to and have both of these open in the appropriate inner-window.
3.Highlight the
file you wish to transfer and press the appropriate arrow (these arrows
are between the inner windows and signal the flow of transfers).
4.When completed,
you will see the transferred file in the new location.
For more information
about more advanced features, use the Help menu at the bottom of the WS_ftp32
window. To leave WS_ftp32, click on the "Close" button, or choose "Exit"
from the File menu.
Fetch
Fetch is a standard
ftp program for the MAC at Princeton. Use Fetch to transfer files between
local machines and remote servers using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
To connect to
a remote host:
1. If
you are already using the Fetch program, choose New Connection… in File
menu. If you just started the application, it should automatically open
the "New Connection…" window.
2. Enter the name
for the remote host (such as arizona, phoenix, or ftp.netscape.com) in
the "host" field.
3. Enter your user
ID in "User ID" field.
4. Enter the password
for the remote host you are connecting to in "Password" (Some FTP sites
require a password, including your personal UNIX account on Princeton server.
Others let you log on as "anonymous" user. In this case, type "anonymous"
for your "user ID" and your e-mail address for "Password."
5. You may select
the initial directory for the remote server by typing it in "Directory"
field. You may leave it blank.
6. Click OK.
To upload files
from your local machine to the server:
1. Select
the directory on the remote host to which the files will be uploaded. You
may go up or down by clicking a folder icon on the directory (to go to
the directory) or click a folder named ".." to go up. Or you may go up
by more than one step by choosing the folder from the pulldown menu above
the file list.
2. Choose the file
transfer mode at the bottom of the file list. Usually leave it at "automatic";
but some files must be transferred in a certain mode. For example, CGI
scripts must be transferred in the ASCII mode.
3. Press "Put File…"
button.
4. In the dialog
box, choose the files to upload. Click OK.
5. Here you can
choose the file name on the remote server and the file format. For file
format, select "text" for a text file; select "BinHex" for a compression
using BinHex format (recommended for a large file); select "Mac Binary
II" for Mac-executable file; select "Raw Data" otherwise.
6. The transfer
status is displayed on the right window as the files are transferred.
To download files
from the server to your local machine:
1. Select
the directory from which the files will be downloaded. (refer to 1 of the
previous entry)
2. Select the file
to download by clicking on the icon. You may add to or subtract from the
highlighted list by clicking on the icon while holding down the Command
(apple) key.
3. Choose the file
transfer mode at the bottom of the file list.
4. Press "Get Files…".
5. In the dialog
box, choose the folder on the local machine to which the files will be
downloaded. You may change the name of the file to be saved on the local
machine. Click Save.
When finished, make
sure to disconnect by choosing Close in File menu, or simply clicking on
a box to the top left of the ftp session window.
That's all folks.
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