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<blockquote data-quote="livatlantis" data-source="post: 651716" data-attributes="member: 11202"><p>I don't use Transmit (in favor of the free CyberDuck), but they should both be fairly similar in how they work. But before we get there, we'll have to look at what FTP really is, and why you'll want to use it.</p><p></p><p>Like Dysfunction says, FTP is a protocol. Made for transferring files, used extensively for connecting and uploading to web-servers. For a client -- in this case, Transmit on your computer -- to be able to connect to another machine via FTP, that another machine would need to be/run an FTP server.</p><p></p><p>You <em>could</em>, on a strict technicality, use FTP to transfer files to other computers on the network (assuming the host has been set up to allow FTP connections), this is not what it's meant for. (Unless we're talking about SSH, which is, again, a different protocol). </p><p></p><p>For example, my website is realityequation.net. FTP servers usually run on port 21. So if I use Transmit or Cyberduck and connect to "realityequation.net" (the server) on port 21 (which is set by default for FTP), and then enter my username and password -- this needs to be created, and is usually the same as the credentials to login to my hosting control panel), I have made a successful, authenticated FTP connection. </p><p></p><p>I can now upload/download/delete/rename/change-permissions-of/move files on the remote server.</p><p></p><p>So to use FTP, you need to know which FTP server you're connecting to and will need proper authentication, unless anonymous login is allowed. </p><p></p><p>If you want to try it out for yourself anyway, maybe one of these FTP servers will allow you to have a look, although, by virtue of your anonymous login, not allow you to change anything:</p><p><a href="http://www.astro.rug.nl/Unixhelp/Pages/tasks/ftp2.4.2.1.1.html" target="_blank">http://www.astro.rug.nl/Unixhelp/Pages/tasks/ftp2.4.2.1.1.html</a></p><p></p><p>Hope this helps. If you have questions, do ask <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="livatlantis, post: 651716, member: 11202"] I don't use Transmit (in favor of the free CyberDuck), but they should both be fairly similar in how they work. But before we get there, we'll have to look at what FTP really is, and why you'll want to use it. Like Dysfunction says, FTP is a protocol. Made for transferring files, used extensively for connecting and uploading to web-servers. For a client -- in this case, Transmit on your computer -- to be able to connect to another machine via FTP, that another machine would need to be/run an FTP server. You [I]could[/I], on a strict technicality, use FTP to transfer files to other computers on the network (assuming the host has been set up to allow FTP connections), this is not what it's meant for. (Unless we're talking about SSH, which is, again, a different protocol). For example, my website is realityequation.net. FTP servers usually run on port 21. So if I use Transmit or Cyberduck and connect to "realityequation.net" (the server) on port 21 (which is set by default for FTP), and then enter my username and password -- this needs to be created, and is usually the same as the credentials to login to my hosting control panel), I have made a successful, authenticated FTP connection. I can now upload/download/delete/rename/change-permissions-of/move files on the remote server. So to use FTP, you need to know which FTP server you're connecting to and will need proper authentication, unless anonymous login is allowed. If you want to try it out for yourself anyway, maybe one of these FTP servers will allow you to have a look, although, by virtue of your anonymous login, not allow you to change anything: [url]http://www.astro.rug.nl/Unixhelp/Pages/tasks/ftp2.4.2.1.1.html[/url] Hope this helps. If you have questions, do ask :) [/QUOTE]
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