I am having a problem with sending and receiving messages between an ftp client and an ftp server. I have the initial socket opened for communication. I can't seem to get my 'ls' command to work.
Do I need to have a separate socket established to receive data -like the 'ls' command (not system messages)???
I should be get the directory returned when I issue 'ls' to the ftp server, but I get '405 error' and I am not sure what this means.
Thanks
Exactly. An FTP session consists of one continuous control connection and multiple data connections. When the client makes a request of the server that requires a data transfer (such as a directory listing or file download), connection parameters are embedded into the request, like transfer mode, port to which the server should connect, and so on. The FTP server then connects to the client at the specified address and port, and the transfer takes place. This and much, much more is covered in RFC 959, the file transfer protocol specification.Originally posted by DMaxJ
Do I need to have a separate socket established to receive data -like the 'ls' command (not system messages)???
"Optimal decisions, once made, do not need to be changed." - Robert Sedgewick, Algorithms in C
So, I kinda understood what you said...
Does this mean that I have to know the parameters of the client prior to sending the request to the server???
Also, how can I can I access the parameters that are embedded with the request???
Thanks
Sorry about that, should have been a little clearer.
You specify the transfer parameters. You indicate to the server to which local port you'd like it to connect with one message. You can tell the server that you'll be connecting to it to retrieve or store data, if you like, with another message. You can change the transfer mode from the default setting with another message, etc.
"Optimal decisions, once made, do not need to be changed." - Robert Sedgewick, Algorithms in C
I looked at the ftp manual from the link that you posted. Thanks, but I am still a little unclear about the commands that I should issue to get the transfer started.
From what I gather on page 7, I can issue
'user-PI' to initiate the "control connection" from port U.
Where is port U initialized??? And, am I on the right track???
Thanks
