Sample FTP Session

Below is a listing of an FTP session uploading a .gif file (here named "myfile.gif") to the lternet server. Things typed in by a user are in bold. The prompts on your FTP program may be slightly different, but these commands should all work.

ftp lternet.edu
Connected to lternet.edu.
220 lternet FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
Name (lternet.edu:jhp7e): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd pub/upload/lter/vcr
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> binary
200 Type set to I.
ftp> put  myfile.gif
200 PORT command successful.
150 Binary data connection for myfile.gif (128.143.42.33,3254).
226 Binary Transfer complete.
local: myfile.gif remote: myfile.gif
21550 bytes sent in 0.051 seconds (4.1e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.