3Com S7906E Command Reference Manual page 2093

passive
Syntax
passive
undo passive
View
FTP client view
Default Level
3: Manage level
Parameters
None
Description
Use the passive command to set the data transmission mode to passive.
Use the undo passive command to set the data transmission mode to active.
The default transmission mode is passive.
Data transmission modes fall into the passive mode and the active mode. The active mode means that
the data connection request is initiated by a server. The passive mode means that the data connection
request is initiated by a client. This command is mainly used in conjunction with a firewall to restrict the
FTP session connection between private and public network users.
Examples
# Set the data transmission mode to passive.
[ftp] passive
FTP: passive is on
put
Syntax
put localfile [ remotefile ]
View
FTP client view
Default Level
3: Manage level
Parameters
localfile: Local file name.
remotefile: Name of the file to be saved on the remote FTP server.
Description
Use the put command to upload a file to the remote FTP server.
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