ftp and web service at MIT LNS

An ftp and Web service at MITLNS

If you are using a computer that is on the LNS subnet, then you can transfer files between computers using ftp 'put' and 'get' using a service on lnsmm.mit.edu. Currently files up to 30 Gbytes in size can be handled.

This service is most useful if you are using Windows computers. For example, if you prepare a PowerPoint presentation on your desktop and you wish to transfer it to your laptop for a trip, and your laptop has no floppy drive, this service can be essential.

Example, to move a file from Computer A to Laptop B,

startup a DOS session on Computer A,
CD to the folder that contains the file,
enter 'ftp lnsmm.mit.edu'. When prompted enter 'anonymous' as 'User' and your username as 'Password',
enter 'put (filename)'.

Then to transfer the file to Laptop B, either use a browser to get to it at lnsmm.mit.edu, or use a DOS ftp session similar to the one just described for Computer A to 'get' the file.

Here is a sample session for the work done on Computer A....

	C:\users\dsw>cd \Documents and Settings\dsw\My Documents\
	
	C:\Documents and Settings\dsw\My Documents>ftp lnsmm.mit.edu
	Connected to lnsmm.mit.edu.
	220 lnsmm Microsoft FTP Service (Version 4.0).
	User (lnsmm.mit.edu:(none)): anonymous
	331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as password.
	Password:
	230-For MITLNS use only,
	230 Anonymous user logged in.
	ftp> bin
	200 Type set to I.
	ftp> put presentation.ppt
	200 PORT command successful.
	150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for presentation.ppt.
	226 Transfer complete.
	ftp> quit
	221
	
	C:\Documents and Settings\dsw\My Documents>

David S. Woodruff, MIT Lab for Nuclear Science

(Last modified July 31, 2002)