Router User Manual

8 FTP, TFTP, and Xmodem
Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration Guide - Basic Configuration
Nortel Networks Inc. Issue 5.3 (30 March 2009)
8.5.4 Logging on to the FTP server
Perform the following steps, as required, on the router that serves as the client. In different
views, the connection methods for the FTP server vary.
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In the user view, run:
ftp [-a source-ip-address | -i { interface-name | interface-type interface-num } ]
[ host [ port-number ] ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]
This command connects the router to the FTP server.
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In the FTP view, run:
open host [ port-number ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]
This command connects the router to the FTP server.
8.5.5 Configuring the file transmission mode
Do as follows on the router that serves as the client:
Step 1 Run:
ftp [-a source-ip-address | -i { interface-name | interface-type interface-num } ] [ host
[ port-number ] ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]
The router is connected to the FTP server, and the FTP client view appears.
Step 2 Run:
ascii | binary
This command configures the data type of the file transfer.
Step 3 Run:
passive
This command configures passive file transfer mode.
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8.5.6 Viewing online Help for the FTP command
Do as follows on the router that serves as the client:
Step 1 Run:
ftp [-a source-ip-address | -i { interface-name | interface-type interface-num } ] [ host
[ port-number ] ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]
The router is connected to the FTP server, and the FTP client view appears.
Step 2 Run:
remotehelp [ command ]
This command displays the online Help for the FTP command.
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