You can now check up in the HTTP directory in the server and verify that the file uploaded from the Laptop( MyFile.txt) is well received: To see this working, let’s open an HTTP directory and upload( put) a file to it using FTP: You’re now uploading a file to an HTTP folder(directory) using FTP. Once the http directory is open, you can upload a file to the HTTP server. Get-used to get(download) a file from the server.ĭelete– to delete a file in the FTP directory with the serverįor example, we can open an HTTP directory in the server by typing: cd /http. This will change the current directory from FTP directory to HTTP directory You can see the put command that we used to upload our file to the FTP server. Something extra: To check other FTP commands supported by the FTP client running on the Laptop(or PC), you can use a question mark ( ?) on the Laptop’s command prompt as shown below: Here look for MyFile.txt sent from the laptop. To do this, go to Server-> Services->FTP. Once file upload is successful, go to the Server FTP directory to verify if the file sent has been received. So to do an FTP upload, we’ll type: put MyFile.txtĦ. (An FTP connection has to be started first. Now upload the file from the Laptop to the server using FTP. Type any text in the editor then save your file. To do this, open the Text Editor in the Laptop, create a file and give it your name of choice. Create a file in the Laptop then upload it to the server using FTP. With that in mind, we can do something extra. Additionally, the FTP server also supports file operations such rename, delete and listing directory. The FTP server can be used to read and write configuration files as well as IOS images. PC0 has an FTP client which can be used to read, write, delete and rename files present in the FTP server. Provide the username( cisco) and password( cisco) for ftp login. Now try using an FTP client built in the Laptop to send files to an FTP server configured in the Server.įrom the Laptop’s command prompt, FTP the server using the server IP address by typing: ftp 192.168.1.2 Configure static IP addresses on the Laptop and the server. Let’s now do FTP configuration in Packet Tracer:Ģ. For secure transmission that protects the username and password, and encrypts the content, FTP is often secured with SSL/TLS( FTPS) or replaced with SSH File Transfer Protocol(SFTP). Worth noting : Although FTP does support user authentication, all data is sent in clear text, including usernames and passwords. After the connection has been established and the user is successfully authenticated, the data transfer phase can begin. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP)is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network.įTP employs a client-server architecture whereby the client machine has an FTP client installed and establishes a connection to an FTP server running on a remote machine.