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COSC 432

Shi Li
12/8/2008
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Used to transfer files and data between computers via


internet

Defined as RFC959

Developed in 1971

Last updated in July 1973


Server/Client model

FTP often works with

 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

 Telnet Protocol

Allows to transfer large files


Transfer Ability
 FTP allows file sharing between remote machines
 Allow file transferring between computers that have
different operating System

Availability
 Available for almost all operating systems
 Can be used in command prompt by using FTP
commands
 Can be used in the web browser
 FTP applications
 Independency
 Allow between client and server machine system files

 Efficiency
 Enable efficient data transfer

 Security
 It provide the a environment to transfer files indirectly and
implicitly between users
 Accessing by user name and password makes it reliable and
safe to use FTP anywhere
 Some FTP server allows people to use anonymous as a
default user name
 FTP has to be on both server and client computers to work
 Connection
 Control connection (port 21)
 Used to send and receive FTP commands
 Data connection (port 20)
 Used to upload and download files
 Processes
 Data Transfer Process
 Establishing the connection and managing the data channel
 Protocol Interpreter
 Interprets the protocol
 let DTP be controlled using commands received over the control
channel
Transferring mode between server and client
 Active mode
Control connection port: Client: Large port (N>1023); Server:
21
Data connection port: Client: N+1; Server: 20
 Passive mode
Control connection port: Client: Large port (N>1023); Server:
21
Data connection port: Client: N+1; Server: large port
(P>1023)
File Transferring mode
 ASCII mode
.txt, .html, .asp, .vbs,.js
 Binary
.doc, .pdf, .mp3/mp4
Desktop Environment
 Use “ftp” command to implement FTP
FTP server
 Used to keep files that are available users
Websites
 Easy to update
Internet
 Very efficient to get a specific file through the internet
Everywhere
Allows multiple File transfer
 Failed file download tolerance
 Resume the file when failed to download in the middle
of process
User can choose whether to use ASCII or Binary mode
as needed
Be able to get file from FTP server on any computer
that has access to internet by using his own username
and password
Easy to manage files by using FTP applications and to
set the read/write privilege
Cute FTP

FileZilla

Leech FTP

Windows FTP

FTP Explorer
 Grant, Chris. FTP Reviewed, 1998-07-03.
http://pintday.org/whitepapers/ftp-review.shtml#ephemeral
 Parikka, Thomas, J. FTP Transfer Modes: ASCII vs. Binary. Mar.
18, 2008
http://www.rhinosoft.com/newsletter/NewsL2008-03-18.asp
 Postel, J, Reynolds, J. File Transfer Protocol. Oct. 1985.
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959
 Webdevelopersnotes.com Basics of File Transfer Protocol.
http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/basics/ftp_file_trans
fer_protocol.php3
 Wells, Terri. A Brief Introduction to FTP. Aug. 30, 2006.
http://webhosting.devshed.com/c/a/Web-Hosting-Articles/A-B
rief-Introduction-to-FTP/
Thank you!

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