DART - FTP Help

What is FTP?

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard internet protocol for transferring files from one computer to another. FTP is used on DART to copy your web page files to our server.

Most modern web page software will use FTP to publish your pages.

Windows XP and Vista Folders

The built in networking for both Windows XP and VISTA can connect a folder to our FTP server. These work just like any folder on your hard drive, you can cut/copy/paste and drag-and-drop files. To launch the network setup wizard:

In XP: 1. Select "My Network Places" from the START menu, or from the
         "Other Places" sidebar of the My Computer desktop icon.
        2. In the Network Tasks sidebar, select "Add a network place"
VISTA: 1. Select START > Computer
      2. Under the hard drives panel RIGHT CLICK, then select "Add a
   Network Location" from the pop-up menu.

In the setup wizard, Click on "Choose Another Network Location"
When asked for the network address type ftp://ftp.dart.rexx.com
UN-CHECK the "Log on anonymously" box and enter your DART username.

FTP Client Programs

Basic FTP Client programs such as WS-FTP and FileZilla can also be used to upload your website files to DART. The most common information needed (besides your username and password) to login is:

Host Name/Address: ftp.dart.rexx.com
Host Type: Automatic is best, Unix(Standard) or Unix/BSD
Remote Directory: Usually you can leave this BLANK, Some software may want you to enter a single Tilde (~) or a forward slash and your username (/username)

Publishing Software Settings

For most web page authoring and publishing programs, they will ask for the "Publishing Address" when you click on the PUBLISH Button.

Publishing Address: ftp://ftp.dart.rexx.com/username
HTTP Address: http://dart.rexx.com/~username

Firewalls

Firewalls can (and usually will) block FTP transfers. The solution is to reverse the connection, by turning on (or off) PASSIVE MODE FTP.

For XP and VISTA Folders: START > CONTROL PANEL > Internet Settings > ADVANCED ... Find the check box marked "Use Passive FTP" (It is about half way down the list.)

For WS-FTP: "Passive Transfers" is located in the advanced tab of the window where you enter the host name and your username and password.

Microsoft Front Page: "Passive FTP" is located in the remote web site properties. (NOTE that this is only available in the 2003 edition or newer. Microsoft did not include a way to set passive mode in earlier editions.)

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