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The Windows Command-Line FTP Client This tutorial walks the user through the basics of the command-line FTP client built into most Windows operating systems. Sections of this project: Invoking and Quitting the FTP Client Connecting to a Server Changing Directories Changing the Transfer Mode Putting Files Getting Files Closing and Quitting Command-Line Arguments Introduction Most of us who use FTP to transfer files have a favorite graphical client, like  WS_FTP ,  CuteFTP  or the client built into Dreamweaver. With powerful software like this available, it’s easy to forget that Windows has its own—albeit text-based—client. But if you have never used the command-line FTP client on Windows, you should take a moment to follow this tutorial and familiarize yourself with it. You never know when you’ll find yourself on a strange computer, needing to upload a file. Invoking and Quitting the FTP Client There are two primary ways to start the FTP client: from the Command

 FTP is not an encrypted transmission, which means any data sent over it, including your username and password could be read by anyone who may intercept your transmission. If you're wanting a more secure transmission we suggest using  SFTP . Connect using FTP Send and receive a file in FTP FTP commands Connect using FTP To connect to another computer using FTP at the MS-DOS prompt, command line, or Linux shell type  FTP  and press enter. Once in FTP> Type: open ftp.example.com In the above example, you'd substitute example.com for the name of your domain you're wanting to connect to. In addition to the domain name the  IP address  of the computer you're trying to connected to can also be typed typed in, for example, open 192.168.1.12. Once connected you will be asked for a username and password. If these are entered properly you'll be successfully connected to the server where you can browse the files, send files, or receive files depending on your

For troubleshooting why the Web App Server says the port is in use... Windows XP and 2003 have the tools built-in to determine what process is using a specific TCP/IP port. If you are using some other version of windows, you will not be able to continue as below. But there are still a number of third-party tools available which can be downloaded instead. One such tool that has been used successfully by several people is  fport . From a command prompt, run  netstat -o . This will output a list of ports, along with the PID (process ID) that has that port open. The output looks something like: Code: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>netstat -o Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State PID TCP WEBAPPSERVER2:80 199.90.113.2:57434 TIME_WAIT 2636 TCP WEBAPPSERVER2:80 199.90.113.2:57589 TIME_WAIT 2636 TCP WEBAPPSERVER2:80 199.90.113.2:57600 TIME_WAIT 2636 TCP WEBA

C:\Users>netstat /? Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP network connections. NETSTAT [-a] [-b] [-e] [-f] [-n] [-o] [-p proto] [-r] [-s] [-t] [interval]   -a            Displays all connections and listening ports.   -b            Displays the executable involved in creating each connection or                 listening port. In some cases well-known executables host                 multiple independent components, and in these cases the                 sequence of components involved in creating the connection                 or listening port is displayed. In this case the executable                 name is in [] at the bottom, on top is the component it called,                 and so forth until TCP/IP was reached. Note that this option                 can be time-consuming and will fail unless you have sufficient                 permissions.   -e            Displays Ethernet statistics. This may be combined with the -s                 option.   -f  

If you ever need to check the status of your DNS records, Windows has a built-in tool for just that task. There are a number of reasons you may want to do this, for example to check that any updates are correct or to troubleshoot issues accessing a particular service. Checking For a Record Getting an Authoritative Answer Checking When a Cached Record Will Expire Summary To access the tool you need to open up a command prompt, you should be able to find this under Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt Checking For a Record To check for a specific record you need to specifiy the record type, e.g. A, MX, TXT, and the host name you want to check. The following example shows how to check for any A records for rackspace.co.uk. C:\Users\Administrator>nslookup -type=A rackspace.co.uk Server:  cachens1.lon.rackspace.com Address:  83.138.151.80 Non-authoritative answer: Name:    rackspace.co.uk Address:  212.64.133.165 The fir

DNS (Domain Name System): frequently asked questions Applies to  Windows Vista Here are answers to some common questions about DNS. Hide all What is DNS (Domain Name System)? Websites have both a "friendly" address, called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and an IP address. People use URLs to find websites, but computers use IP addresses to find websites. DNS translates URLs into IP addresses (and vice versa). For example, if you type http://www.microsoft.com into the address bar in your web browser, your computer sends a request to a DNS server. The DNS server translates the URL into an IP address so that your computer can find the  Microsoft  web server. What is the last part of a URL? The last part of a URL is called a  top-level domain name (TLD) . TLDs identify different types of websites. Here are some common TLDs and what they stand for: Top-level domain Stands for .com commercial (business) site .net Internet administr

What is the Net Command?: The net  command  is a  Command Prompt command  that can be used to manage almost every aspect of a network and its settings including managing network shares, network print jobs, network users, and much more. C:\>net /? The syntax of this command is: NET     [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |       HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | PAUSE | SESSION | SHARE | START |       STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ] Net Accounts The net accounts command is used to set password and logon requirements for users. For example, the net accounts command can be used to set the minimum number of characters that users can set their password to. Net Computer The net computer command is used to add or remove a computer from a domain. Net Config Use the net config command to show information about the configuration of the  Server  or Workstation  service.