Command Prompt FTP
How to connect using FTP from a command
prompt.
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- Click on the Start Menu, then choose
Run.
- In the Run window, type in "cmd" and
click OK.
- You should get a black command
prompt window that opens up. In this
window, type "ftp domainname.com" and
press enter.
- If your domain name is resolving
properly, you'll get a message that says
"Connected to domainname.com 220 Serv-U
FTP-Server" and prompts you for a
username.
- Enter your username (usually
domainnamecom) and press enter.
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- You will be asked for the
FTP password, type it in and
press enter. (Note: the cursor is
hidden as to not show your
password to anyone who may be
watching the screen. You will
not be able to see what you are
typing.)
- If you logged in
successfully, you should get a
"230 User logged in, proceed"
message. If you get a "530 Login
Failed" message, you may have
either an incorrect username and
password, or you typed it in
wrong. Type disconnect and try
connecting again.
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After logging in, you can
type "dir" to get a directory
listing of the files in that
directory. If your connection
seems to freeze or timeout here,
it is usually a firewall issue.
You'll need to disable any
firewall you might have running
in order to connect.
- Type "quit" or close the
window to exit the FTP session.
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