How to establish an FTP session from the command prompt.
Sometimes when troubleshooting a connection problem, it may be helpful to attempt an FTP connection from the windows command prompt.
To initiate an FTP session from the windows command prompt, follow these steps.
Sometimes when troubleshooting a connection problem, it may be helpful to attempt an FTP connection from the windows command prompt.
To initiate an FTP session from the windows command prompt, follow these steps.
- Establish an Internet connection as you normally do.
- Click start, and then click Run.
- Type cmd and then ok.
- A command prompt will appear in a new window.
- Type FTP
- Press Enter.
- If the initial connection is successful, you should be prompted for a username. Type it in and press Enter again.
- You should now be prompted for a password. Type it in and press Enter once more. Note: For security reasons, you will not be see your password as you type it.
- If all is well, then you should now be connected to the remote FTP site.
- Type dir and then press Enter to see a list of files and folders.
- To end your FTP session,type quit and press Enter.
- If you cannot correct this way, then depending on the results, you may be using incorrect login details.(host address, username or password)or you may need to configure your firewall.
